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From the author of The Stolen Bicycle - longlisted for the International Man Booker Prize 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.
Zakup książki
The Man with the Compound Eyes, Wu Ming-Yi
- Język
- Rok wydania
- 2022
- Oprawa
- (miękka)
Metody płatności
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- Tytuł
- The Man with the Compound Eyes
- Język
- angielski
- Autorzy
- Wu Ming-Yi
- Wydawca
- Vintage Publishing
- Rok wydania
- 2022
- Oprawa
- miękka
- ISBN10
- 1784877905
- ISBN13
- 9781784877903
- Seria
- Tagi
- Tematy ekologiczne, Prezenty dla mężczyzn, Azja, Chiny, Realizm magiczny, Nauka o środowisku, Literatura azjatycka, Literatura tajwańska
- Pierwsze wydanie
- 2011
- Oryginalna nazwa
- Fu-jen-šen 複眼人
- Ocena
- 3,7 z 5
- Opis
- From the author of The Stolen Bicycle - longlisted for the International Man Booker Prize 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.