The Man with the Compound Eyes by Wu Ming-Yi

Transformative, wild, surprising and essential, these novels take on the most urgent story of our times. These are stories old and young, set in worlds real or imagined, that allow us to explore our connection to the natural world. Visionary & Metaphysical, General, Literary, Science Fiction / General Item Width.

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 WoolVINTAGE EARTH is a series of books that reveals our ever-changing relationship with the environment. ‘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. 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. Atile’i however is determined to defy destiny and become the first to survive. You must love the land, my children, and ring it in with your love’On the island of Wayo Wayo, every second son must leave on the day he turns fifteen as a sacrifice to the Sea God. The Man with the Compound Eyes, Taiwanese author Wu Ming-Yi’s first novel to be translated into English, was inspired by news reports concerning the Pacific Garbage Patch, a part of the sea where all of the rubbish which ends up adrift is drawn together by ocean currents.

The Man with the Compound Eyes by Wu Ming-Yi