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Waste tide / Chen Qiufan ; translated by Ken Liu.
Van Pelt Library PL2933.E526116 H8313 2019
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LIBRA PL2933.E526116 H8313 2019
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- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Chen, Qiufan, 1981- author.
- Standardized Title:
- Huang chao. English
- 荒潮. English http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/no2018154665
- Language:
- Chinese
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Electronic waste.
- Electronic waste--Fiction.
- Diseases--Fiction.
- Diseases.
- Survival--Fiction.
- Survival.
- Science fiction, Chinese.
- Genre:
- Fiction.
- Dystopian fiction.
- Translations.
- Novels.
- FICTION / Science Fiction / Hard Science Fiction.
- Science fiction.
- Physical Description:
- 347 pages ; 25 cm
- Edition:
- First U.S. edition.
- Place of Publication:
- New York : Tor, 2019.
- Summary:
- "Mimi is a 'waste girl', a member of the lowest caste on Silicon Isle. Located off China's southeastern coast, Silicon Isle is the global capital for electronic waste recycling, where thousands like Mimi toil day and night, hoping one day they too will enjoy the wealth they've created for their employers, the three clans who have ruled the isle for generations. Luo Jincheng is the head of one of these clans, a role passed down from his father and grandfather before him. As the government enforces tighter restrictions, Luo in turn tightens the reins on the waste workers in his employ. Ruthlessness is his means of survival. Scott Brandle has come to Silicon Isle representing TerraGreen Recycling, an American corporation that stands to earn ungodly sums if they can reach a deal to modernize the island's recycling process. Chen Kaizong, a Chinese American, travels to Silicon Isle as Scott's interpreter. There, Kaizong is hoping to find his heritage, but finds more questions instead. The home he longs for may not exist. As these forces collide, a dark futuristic virus is unleashed on the island, and war erupts between the rich and the poor; between Chinese tradition and American ambition; between humanity's past and its future"-- Provided by publisher.
- Located off China's southeastern coast, Silicon Isle is the global capital for electronic waste recycling. Mimi is a 'waste girl', the lowest caste on the island. She's one of thousands combing the waste for recyclables. Three clans have ruled the isle for generations; Luo Jincheng is the head of one of the clans, and ruthlessness is his means of survival. Scott Brandle has come to Silicon Isle representing TerraGreen Recycling, an American corporation. Chen Kaizong, a Chinese American, is Scott's interpreter. When a dark futuristic virus is unleashed on the island, war erupts between the rich and the poor; between Chinese tradition and American ambition; between humanity's past and its future. -- adapted from publisher info
- Notes:
- "A Tom Doherty Associates book."
- "Originally published as 荒潮 in 2013 by Changjiang Literature Art Publishing House 长江文艺出版社 in Beijing."
- Local Notes:
- Acquired for the Penn Libraries with assistance from the Christine Hikawa Fund.
- ISBN:
- 9780765389312
- 0765389312
- 9780765389336
- 0765389339
- OCLC:
- 1074312375
- Publisher Number:
- 99980892721
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