Waste tide
Chen, Qiufan, 1981-2019
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Mimi is drowning in the world's trash. She's a 'waste girl', a scavenger picking through towering heaps of hazardous electronic detritus. Along with thousands of other migrant workers, she was lured to Silicon Isle, off the southern coast of China, by the promise of steady work and a better life. But Silicon Isle is where the rotten fruits of capitalism and consumer culture come to their toxic end. The land is hopelessly polluted, the workers utterly at the mercy of those in power. And now a storm is gathering, as ruthless local gangs skirmish for control, eco-terrorists conspire, investors hunger for profit, and a Chinese-American interpreter searches for his roots. As these forces collide, conflict erupts - a war between rich and poor, a battle between past and future. Mimi must decide if she will remain a pawn... or change the rules of the game altogether.
Main title:
Waste tide / Chen Qiufan ; translated by Ken Liu.
Author:
Chen, Qiufan, 1981-, authorLiu, Ken, 1976-, translator
Imprint:
London : Head of Zeus, 2019.©2019
Collation:
347 pages ; 23 cm.
Notes:
Translation of: Huang chao.Originally published in Chinese in 2013 by Changjiang Literature Art Publishing House, Beijing. Translated from the Chinese.
ISBN:
9781784977948 (paperback)
Dewey class:
895.136
Language:
EnglishChinese
Added title:
BRN:
352520
More Information:
| Location | Collection | Call number | Status/Desc |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sandringham Library | Adult Fiction - Sci-Fi | CHEN | Available |