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𝙏𝙝𝙚 𝙈𝙖𝙣 𝙒𝙞𝙩𝙝 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝘾𝙤𝙢𝙥𝙤𝙪𝙣𝙙 𝙀𝙮𝙚𝙨《複眼人》
【虛實交錯、山海天人、文字語言、台灣世界】
在瓦憂瓦憂島，一個無字之地，次子滿十五獻際海洋。山帶走阿莉思的丈夫與兒子，海為她帶來阿特烈，同時預告前所未有的未知與危機…
娥蘇拉．勒瑰恩(Ursula Le Guin)是如此說到：「南美洲給予世界讀者魔幻寫實小說，而台灣作家崛起，也將開啟一新篇章。」吳明益作品對世界與人類的脆弱與可催性，賦予新意義。主角們大多來自原住民族群，他們的經濟與政治力量較為弱勢，他們的訴求、他們的傷痛、他們的聲音被淹沒在眾聲喧囂中。
然而作家的筆讓他們被聽見、被閱讀、被注視，《複眼人》將台灣書寫自然和科幻書寫的存在，推至大眾讀者面前，使得讀者必須思考科幻未來，究竟對台灣這傍水而生的島有何意義。
不可避免的，虛構與實證，文學與科學。
小說情節或許兼具不可能性，在預測可能的未來與危機。
科幻這種立足當下、預測未來是智人/人類引以為傲的能力，融合科幻、小說與當代社會的現實，使我們能夠從全新的視角審視自己和周遭的世界。
★ A Taiwanese version of Life of Pi
★ About Family, Love, and the lasting effects of Human Destruction
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 survive. Across the sea, Alice Shih, a college professor who has lost her husband and son in a climbing accident, is quietly preparing to commit suicide. However, her plan is interrupted when a vast trash vortex comes crashing onto the east coast of Taiwan, bringing Atile'i with it.
After 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.
