Land Of Big Numbers by Te-Ping Chen
Stories
A spare, often eerie collection of stories set in contemporary and near-future China that follows ordinary people as they navigate economic upheaval, surveillance, and the creep of technology and environmental change. The prose blends realist detail with subtle speculative twists, illuminating how commerce, politics, and desire reshape intimate lives and relationships. Recurring themes of displacement, aspiration, and loss create a vivid, unsettling portrait of a society in flux.
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- Published
- 2021
- Nationality
- American
- Length
- Short
- Pages
- 233
- Original Language
- English
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- Alternate Titles
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