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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. 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.

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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.

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Primavera del 67. América está en llamas, sacudida por disturbios raciales y por la protesta contra la guerra de Vietnam. En Nueva York, varios músicos relacionados con la "new thing", el jazz libre de Albert Ayler, Archie Shepp o Bill Dixon, aparecen muertos en extrañas y violentas circunstancias. En los guetos del Black Power se habla de un asesino llamado El Hijo de Whiteman. Existe realmente? Y, si es así, actúa por su cuenta o es mero instrumento de un establishment asustado? Mientras, John Cotrane, guerrero y guardián de los espíritus en esa libérrima avanzadilla de la cultura negra, pasa revista a su vida en un duro y poético soliloquio. Una bobina se desliza en el magnetófono Butoba MT5 de Sonia Langmut, joven cronista de la "cosa nueva". Y se desata una nube de recuerdos, personajes y humo en el fantasmagórico solo de un saxo. Investigación polifónica, trama detectivesca, jam session política... New Thing es la primera novela solista de Wu Ming 1."New Thing se recibe como una

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