Land of Big Numbers Condition:Like New will Benedict sacrifice his only

will Benedict sacrifice his only chance for a fairy tale love

his engineering skills—and a relentless

in a vivid new translation by Bryan Karetnyk

until the unexpected arrival of her husband

rescuing an injured skier on the mountain and arriving at an oil rig

Land of Big Numbers Condition:Like New will Benedict sacrifice his onlyA debut collection from an extraordinary new talent that vividly gives voice to the men and women of modern China and its diaspora. Gripping and compassionate, Land of Big Numbers depicts the diverse and legion Chinese people, their history, their government, and how all of that has tumbledmessily, violently, but still beautifullyinto the present. Cutting between clear eyed realism and tongue in cheek magical realism, Chens stories coalesce into a