Obscured text on back cover and back flap due to sticker attached.Īccess-restricted-item true Addeddate 13:07:34 Associated-names Sterk, Darryl, translator Boxid IA40274106 Camera Sony Alpha-A6300 (Control) Collection_set printdisabled External-identifier Translation from the Chinese of: Fuyanren
Drawing in the narratives of others impacted by the disaster-Alice's friends and neighbors, environmentalists from abroad, the mysterious man with compound eyes-the novel tells an enthralling, surreal story of the known-and unknown-world around us". Her home is destroyed, but meeting Atile'i gives her life new meaning as they set out to solve the mystery of her lost family. But her plans are put on hold when the trash island collides with the Taiwan coast where Alice lives. Meanwhile, in Taiwan, Alice, a professor of literature, is preparing to commit suicide following the disappearance of her husband and son.
Just when it seems that all hope is lost, he happens upon a new home-a vast island made of trash.
On the mythical island of Wayo-Wayo, young Atile'i has just seen his 180th full moon and, following the tradition of his people, is sent out alone into the vast Pacific as a sacrifice to the Sea God. "The English-language debut of an exciting new award-winning voice from Taiwan-a stunning novel that is at once fantasy, reality, and dystopian environmental saga, in which the lives of two people from very different worlds intertwine under the shadow of a man-made catastrophe.
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