← A ChengThree Kingsby A ChengFind on Amazon↗About the authorA ChengChinese writer whose Three Kings novellas — The Chess King, The Tree King, and The Child King — drew on his experience as a sent-down youth during the Cultural Revolution to explore Chinese cultural identity with Daoist subtlety.More by A ChengThe Chess KingNovella about obsession and self-discovery through a passion for chess→Tree of Knowledge→