James Lande, author of Yang Shen: The God from the West, was born in Los Angeles in 1945 and grew up in Southern California. He served four years in the U. S. Army, graduated from the University of Washington with a BA in Chinese Language and Literature, and lived in China (Taiwan) for three years. James was seasoned by a variety of jobs (ambulance attendant, marine biology technician, hospital orderly, taxicab driver, policeman, swimming pool manager, ESL teacher, bartender, Chinese driving instructor, casualty insurance investigator…) before settling into a 30-year career as a commercial applications software developer and project manager. Over the years, James has attempted several novels – Yang Shen is his first novel to reach publication.
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