Description: Syaman Rapongan is a chronicler of his people, the Tao, an Indigenous community who live on Orchid Island near the island of Taiwan. In Eyes of the Sky, he invites readers to learn the ways of this oceanic world--and to learn to see their own worlds anew through a Tao lens.
Review Quotes: As one of Syaman Rapongan's most representative works, this novel explores the traditional Tao culture of Orchid Island and its modern transformations. Expertly translated by Kyle Shernuk, who balances accuracy and cultural nuance, this edition significantly contributes to contemporary Taiwanese literature and the growing field of global Indigenous studies.--Sung-Sheng Yvonne Chang, author of Literary Culture in Taiwan: Martial Law to Market Law