Land of Big Numbers
Land of Big NumbersTe-Ping Chen

Land of Big Numbers (2020)

Te-Ping Chen

Creators: Mixed

"A debut story collection offering a kaleidoscopic portrait of life for contemporary Chinese people, set between China and the United States"--

ISBN:
9780358272557
Length:
256 pages

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rincey reads
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this collection of short stories was also a mixed bag for me but i feel like that's sometimes to be expected when it comes to short story collections but to me like it didn't really hit the mark very often like when the stories were good i really enjoyed it but for the most part i didn't really feel satisfied by the stories in this collection

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