The Man with Compound Eyes: On the island of Wayo Wayo, every second son must leave on the day he turns fifteen as a sacrifice to the Sea God. This is the first chat appearing in the world eco-fiction series that has been partially translated, so in that regard I thank Zheng (East) Wang, from the University of British Columbia, a native Chinese language speaker who received a BA in English and a minor in Chinese Language and Culture. I recently re-read Wu Ming-Yi’s The Man with Compound Eyes, which takes place in Taiwan, and was thrilled to connect with the author. Adam Kirsch, The Global Novel: Writing the World in the 21st Century
The local gains dignity, and significance, insofar as it can be seen as a part of a worldwide phenomenon. Life lived here is experienced in its profound and often unsettling connections with life lived elsewhere, and everywhere.
In this way, it is faithful to the way the global is actually lived–not through the abolition of place, but as a theme by which place is mediated. The global novel exists, not as a genre separated from and opposed to other kinds of fiction, but as a perspective that governs the interpretation of experience.
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