Land of Big Numbers by Te-Ping Chen is a debut collection of short stories featuring a complex, multi-layered cast of characters dealing with their lives and circumstances in one of the largest and most populous countries on the planet, China.

The tales – at times dark, at times humorous, sometimes surreal – reveal a country undergoing massive societal change, providing an illuminating insight into the hopes, dreams, desires and hardships of its citizens; everyday people who are often at odds with both the modern and traditional Chinese ways of life.