The wayfinder
(2025)
Fiction
Book
Call Numbers:
NEW FICTION/JOHNSON,A
2 Holds on 2 Copies
Availability
Details
PUBLISHED
New York : MCD, Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 2025
©2025
©2025
EDITION
First edition
DESCRIPTION
716 pages : map ; 24 cm
ISBN/ISSN
9780374619572, 0374619573 :, 0374619573, 9780374619572
LANGUAGE
English
NOTES
The Wayfinder is a novel set in the Polynesian islands of the South Pacific during the height of the Tu'i Tonga Empire. At its heart is Korero, a young girl chosen to save her people from the brink of starvation. Her quest takes her from her remote island home on a daring seafaring journey across a vast ocean empire built on power, consumption, and bloodshed. Far from a conventional swashbuckling adventure, The Wayfinder weaves a narrative about survival, self-discovery, and the history of the Tongan people. In this monumental literary work, Adam Johnson explores themes of indigeneity, ecological balance, and the resilience of humanity in the face of scarcity