Land of Big Numbers [electronic resource]
Te-Ping Chen2021
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A dazzling debut collection which, deftly and urgently, tells the stories of
those living in the biggest and most complicated country on earth.
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'In this magnificent collection of stories, the author vividly captures the
desires and losses of a richly drawn cast while drawing on the realities of
contemporary China'? Cosmopolitan
A brother competes for gaming glory while his twin sister exposes the dark side
of the Communist government on her underground blog; a worker at a government
call centre is alarmed one day to find herself speaking to a former lover; a
delicious new fruit arrives at the neighbourhood market and the locals find it
starts to affect their lives in ways they could never have imagined; and a young
woman's dreams of making it big in Shanghai are stalled when she finds herself
working as a florist.
These are just some of the myriad lives to be evoked in The Land of Big Numbers,
a collection ...
Main title:
Land of Big Numbers [electronic resource] / Te-Ping Chen
Author:
Te-Ping Chen, Author
Imprint:
[Place of publication not identified] : Scribner UK, 2021
Collation:
1 online resource (1 text file) (256 pages)
Audience:
General / adult
System details:
Platform: epubMode of access: Internet
ISBN:
9781471190605
Language:
English
Subject:
BRN:
434697
Electronic access:
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| Location | Collection | Call number | Status/Desc |
|---|---|---|---|
| Online | Online resource (Member logon) | indyreads - eBook |