Sam Meekings

A Polygon newcomer, Sam Meekings presents thoughtful, light and earthy poetry. Each poem a fleeting moment that demands a long pause of reflection and moves off once again leaving a pensive smile.

'Meekings’s prose is exemplary, showing a desire not just to honour Chinese culture, but to contribute to it'  - The Herald

'Sam Meekings writes well. The language flows beautifully'  - Book Bag

'The obvious comparison here is David Mitchell and if Meekings doesn't always quite match his ventriloquism, he certainly gives each story a distinctive style and knows how to intrigue' - Jonathan Ruppin’s Top 10 Books of 2011, Foyles

The Book of Crows follows the influence of the mysterious, eponymous Book as it touches the lives of a range of people over hundreds of years including a young girl kidnapped and taken to an isolated mountain brothel, and a low-level bureaucrat searching for a missing colleague. Epic, exotic and enigmatic, it is a stunning journey through Chinese life and history

'Meekings’s prose is exemplary, showing a desire not just to honour Chinese culture, but to contribute to it' - The Herald

'Sam Meekings writes well. The language flows beautifully' - Book Bag

The Book of Crows follows the influence of the mysterious, eponymous Book as it touches the lives of a range of people over hundreds of years including a young girl kidnapped and taken to an isolated mountain brothel, and a low-level bureaucrat searching for a missing colleague. Epic, exotic and enigmatic, it is a stunning journey through Chinese life and history.

‘A powerful and mesmerizing novel, both mythic and intimate . . . a great accomplishment of imagination, insight and lyricism,’ - Amy Tan

The Kitchen God, a Chinese deity, has been challenged by the Jade Emperor to fathom the workings of the human heart. In the course of his quest, he follows the life of Jinyi and his wife Yuying, from their youth until their old age.

The Kitchen God, a Chinese deity, has been challenged by the Jade Emperor to fathom the workings of the human heart. In the course of his quest, he follows the life of Jinyi and his wife Yuying, from their youth until their old age.