The man with the compound eyes
Title:
The man with the compound eyes
Author:
Wu, Ming-Yi, 1971-
Sterk, Darryl.
吳明益.
ISBN:
9780099575627
Uniform Title:
複眼人. English
Publication Information:
London : Vintage Books, 2014.
Physical Description:
301 p. ; 20 cm
General Note:
Translated from: 複眼人.
Originally published in Taiwan as 複眼人 in 2011.
Originally published in Great Britain by Harvill Secker in 2013.
Abstract:
On the island of Wayo Wayo, every second son must leave on the day he turns fifteen as a sacrifice to the Sea God. Atile'i however is determined to defy destiny and become the first to survive. 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. 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. 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.
Language:
Translated from the Chinese.
Subject:
| Islands -- Fiction. |
| Families -- Fiction. |
| Missing persons -- Fiction. |
Summary:
On the island of Wayo Wayo, every second son must leave on the day he turns fifteen as a sacrifice to the Sea God. Atile'i however is determined to defy destiny and become the first to survive. 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. 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. 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.