The Wild Land Lulu Allison where he is taken into

where he is taken into the care of the United States Army

is a central motif

that was my earliest love in the arts

despairing at and celebrating robots

The Taiga Syndrome follows an unnamed Ex-Detective as she searches for a couple that has fled to the far reaches of the Earth

The Wild Land Lulu Allison where he is taken intoJia 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 literatures most revered sons.