Jia Pingwa is one of the best-known and most prolific novelists in contemporary China. The Wild Land brings together a collection of his most celebrated prose essays, each in their first English translation. Delving deep into his diverse preoccupations - fate, art, religion and interpersonal relatio...

Jia Pingwa is one of the best-known and most prolific novelists in contemporary China. The Wild Land brings together a collection of his most celebrated prose essays, each in their first English translation. Delving deep into his diverse preoccupations - fate, art, religion and interpersonal relationships - this richly rewarding anthology gives a fascinating insight into the mind of one of modern Chinese literature's most revered sons.