Eyes of the Ocean by Syaman Rapongan
Eyes of the Ocean is Syaman Rapongans literary autobiography, both a powerful story of survival in a settler state and a masterful portrait of the Indigenous artist as a young man.
His is a world of waves, fish, clouds, and wind; a world of legends, tales, and indigenous knowledge; a world of words, that somehow, impossibly, capture the beauty and wonder of our relationship with the seaHis books are a homecoming for the soul. And, in a world increasingly dominated by cell phones, texts, and tweets, we need Syaman Rapongan more than ever. -- Michael Berry, author of Speaking in Images and A History of Pain
Syaman Rapongan is one of Taiwan’s most vital literary voices. In his Eyes of the Ocean, the sea is not just a setting but a living presence—a teacher, a memory, a worldview. Through it, he crafts an archipelagic vision that challenges colonial and continental notions of identity and belonging. -- Gwennaël Gaffric, translator of the French edition of Liu Cixin’s The Three-Body Problem
Syaman Rapongan is one of Taiwan’s most vital literary voices. In his Eyes of the Ocean, the sea is not just a setting but a living presence—a teacher, a memory, a worldview. Through it, he crafts an archipelagic vision that challenges colonial and continental notions of identity and belonging. -- Gwennaël Gaffric, translator of the French edition of Liu Cixin’s The Three-Body Problem
Syaman Rapongan is an acclaimed author who grew up on Pongso no Tao or Orchid Island. After spending more than a decade studying and working in Taiwan, he returned to his home in 1989, joining the local Indigenous social movement and protesting a nuclear waste facility, and turned to literature in the 1990s. He has also made documentary films, founded a workshop on oceanic ethnography, and crossed the Pacific Ocean in a canoe.
Darryl Sterk is associate professor of translation at Lingnan University in Hong Kong. He has translated works by a number of Taiwanese writers, including Wu Ming-Yi’s The Stolen Bicycle (2017) and Kevin Chen’s Ghost Town (2022).
Darryl Sterk is associate professor of translation at Lingnan University in Hong Kong. He has translated works by a number of Taiwanese writers, including Wu Ming-Yi’s The Stolen Bicycle (2017) and Kevin Chen’s Ghost Town (2022).
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| ISBN 13 | 9780231219792 |
| ISBN 10 | 0231219792 |
| Title | Eyes of the Ocean |
| Author | Syaman Rapongan |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Columbia University Press |
| Year published | 2025-08-05 |
| Number of pages | 272 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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