"His writing occupies the space between hard-edged realism and extravagantly detailed fantasy, hovering over the precipice of wild imagination before retreating to minutiae about Taiwanese fauna or whale-hunting."Taiwanese author Wu Ming-Yi’s new novel, his first to be translated into English, explores big ecological issues - from ocean pollution and seal hunting to quarry mining and forest preservation - but he weighs down an otherwise inventive narrative with laboured metaphors." - Trisha Andres, Financial Times.General information | review summaries | our review | links | about the authorī : creative take on the fragility of the natural world, life, and civilization Trying to meet all your book preview and review needs. Transformative, wild, surprising and essential, these novels take on the most urgent story of our times.The Man with the Compound Eyes - Wu Ming-Yi These are stories old and young, set in worlds real or imagined, that allow us to explore our connection to the natural world. VINTAGE EARTH is a series of books that reveals our ever-changing relationship with the environment. I wept at the description of the dying whales and the approaching tsunami… I think this work will be a classic’ Hugh Howey, author of Wool ‘A haunting and evocative tale, beautifully told. On their journey, memories will be challenged, an unusual bond formed, and a dark secret uncovered that will force Alice to question everything she thought she knew. In the aftermath of the catastrophe, Atile’i and Alice retrace her late husband’s footsteps into the mountains, hoping to solve the mystery of her son’s disappearance.
Across the sea, Alice Shih’s life is interrupted when a vast trash vortex comes crashing onto the shore of Taiwan, bringing Atile’i with it. Atile’i however is determined to defy destiny and become the first to survive. On the island of Wayo Wayo, every second son must leave on the day he turns fifteen as a sacrifice to the Sea God. ‘You must love the land, my children, and ring it in with your love’
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