{"product_id":"waste-tide-paperback","title":"Waste Tide - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eChen Qiufan\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eKen Liu\u003c\/b\u003e (Translator)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA LOCUS AWARD FINALIST FOR BEST FIRST NOVEL\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eAward-winning author Chen Qiufan's \u003ci\u003eWaste Tide\u003c\/i\u003e is a thought-provoking vision of the future. \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eTranslated by Ken Liu, who brought Cixin Liu's Hugo Award-winning \u003ci\u003eThe Three Body Problem\u003c\/i\u003e to English-speaking readers. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eMimi is drowning in the world's trash. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eShe's a waste worker on Silicon Isle, where electronics -- from cell phones and laptops to bots and bionic limbs -- are sent to be recycled. These amass in towering heaps, polluting every spare inch of land. On this island off the coast of China, the fruits of capitalism and consumer culture come to a toxic end. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eMimi and thousands of migrant waste workers like her are lured to Silicon Isle with the promise of steady work and a better life. They're the lifeblood of the island's economy, but are at the mercy of those in power. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eA storm is brewing, between ruthless local gangs, warring for control. Ecoterrorists, set on toppling the status quo. American investors, hungry for profit. And a Chinese-American interpreter, searching for his roots. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAs these forces collide, a war erupts -- between the rich and the poor; between tradition and modern ambition; between humanity's past and its future. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eMimi, and others like her, must decide if they will remain pawns in this war or change the rules of the game altogether. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"An accomplished eco-techno-thriller with heart and soul as well as brain. \u003cb\u003eChen Qiufan is an astute observer, both of the present world and of the future that the next generation is in danger of inheriting\u003c\/b\u003e.\" - \u003cb\u003eDavid Mitchell\u003c\/b\u003e, \u003ci\u003eNew York Times \u003c\/i\u003ebestselling author of \u003ci\u003eCloud Atlas \u003c\/i\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChen Qiufan \u003c\/b\u003eis an award-winning science fiction writer. He grew up near Guiyu, China, home to the world's largest e-waste recycling center, an area the UN called an \"environmental calamity.\" His experiences there inspired the Waste Tide. He currently lives in Shanghai and Beijing and works as the founder of Thema Mundi Studio. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eKen Liu\u003c\/b\u003e (translator) is the author of The Grace of Kings and The Paper Menagerie and Other Stories.\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 352\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.1 x 8.2 x 5.3 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e March 10, 2020\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45222856589356,"sku":"9780765389336","price":25.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0618\/6260\/8940\/files\/V1grTFVrUVdVNTlBRDg5SVNaL0haUT09.webp?v=1769327508","url":"https:\/\/littleredgeneralstore.com\/products\/waste-tide-paperback","provider":"Little Red General Store","version":"1.0","type":"link"}