Land of Big Numbers

A Most Anticipated Title of 2021 from Esquire · Elle · O Magazine · Newsweek · Buzzfeed · Refinery29 and more! "Gripping and illuminating . . . At the heart of Te-Ping Chen's remarkable debut lies a question all too relevant in 21st Century America: What is freedom?" —Jennifer Egan "Immensely rewarding, from the first sentence to the last . . . An exceptional collection." —Charles YuA "stirring and brilliant" debut story collection, offering vivid portrayals of the men and women of modern China and its diaspora, "both love letter and sharp social criticism," from a phenomenal new literary talent bringing great "insight from her years as a reporter with the Wall Street Journal" (Elle). Gripping and compassionate, Land of Big Numbers traces the journeys of the diverse and legion Chinese...