Wu Ming-Yi

Kogda tsunami obrushivaet ogromnyj ostrov iz musora na poberezhe Tajvanja dva ochen raznykh cheloveka - izgoj iz mificheskoj strany i zhenschina na grani samoubijstva - okazyvajutsja svjazany tak, kak oni nikogda ne mogli sebe predstavit. S istoriej ikh druzhby perepletajutsja zhizni drugikh ljudej, postradavshikh ot tsunami, - ot zaschitnikov okruzhajuschej sredy do korennykh narodov Tajvanja - i, konechno zhe, tainstvennogo cheloveka s fasetochnymi glazami. Eto proizvedenie liricheskoj krasoty, sochetajuschee v sebe fantastiku, realnost i antiutopicheskuju sagu ob okruzhajuschej srede.U Min-i (r. 1971) - pisatel, khudozhnik, ekologicheskij aktivist, professor fakulteta kitajskoj literatury universiteta Dunkhua. Stal pervym tajvanskim pisatelem, nominirovannym na Bukerovskuju premiju. Roman "Chelovek s fasetochnymi glazami" pereveden na 10 jazykov, a v Rossii vykhodit vpervye. Dlja etogo izdanija U Min-i spetsialno napisal predislovie, obraschennoe k rossijskim chitateljam. Pjat prichin kupit 1 U Min-I - pisatel, khudozhnik, professor, ekologicheskij aktivist, chi proizvedenija perevedeny bolee chem na 15 jazykov mira. Pervyj tajvanskij pisatel, nominirovannyj na Bukerovskuju premiju. 2 Blestjaschij obrazets sovremennoj tajvanskoj prozy vpervye na russkom jazyke! 3 Roman-antiutopija, v kotorom zatronuty vazhnye problemy ekologii, prirodopolzovanija i izmenenij klimata. 4 Sjuzhet fantasticheskoj pritchi o prirode i ljudjakh uderzhivaet chitatelja v naprjazhenii do samogo kontsa. 5 Kniga napolnena poeziej, krasotoj i bogatstvom tajvanskikh natsionalnykh traditsij.Perevodchik: Andreev V. I.

Every second son must be sacrificed at the age of fifteen. But will one boy defy all odds and triumph... 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 is one such boy, but as the strongest swimmer and best sailor, he is determined to defy destiny and become the first to survive.Alice Shih, who has lost her husband and son in a climbing accident, is quietly preparing to commit suicide in her house by the sea. But her plan 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.VINTAGE EARTH is a collection of novels to transform our relationship with the natural world. Each one is a work of creative activism, a blast of fresh air, a seed from which change can grow. The books in this series reconnect us to the planet we inhabit - and must protect. Discover great writing on the most urgent story of our times.

When a tsunami sends a massive island made of trash crashing into the coast of Taiwan, two very different people--an outcast from a mythical country and a woman on the verge of suicide--are united in ways they never could have imagined. Intertwined with the story of their burgeoning friendship are the lives of others affected by the tsunami, from environmentalists to Taiwan's indigenous peoples--and, of course, the mysterious man with the compound eyes. A work of lyrical beauty that combines fantasy, reality, and dystopian environmental saga, here is the English-language debut of a new and exciting award-winning voice from Taiwan.

From the author of The Stolen Bicycle - longlisted for the International Man Booker PrizeOn the island of Wayo Wayo, every second son must leave on the day he turns fifteen as a sacrifice to the Sea God.