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A black comedy masterpiece, acclaimed writer Jonathan Miles tells the story of a broken man facing a broken world on an uninhabited island in the Pacific Ocean. "An instant classic." -The Washington Post. “Excellent...a tale within a tale that deepens and complicates these delicate moral dilemmas.” -The New York Times. "Urgent and poetic." - National Public Radio (NPR). After being struck by tragedy, Addy, a former jazz musician turned teacher, responds to a job ad that offers him the chance to save the world. The mission: to spend five weeks alone on the small, isolated island of Santa Flora in the Pacific Ocean, to restore the severely disturbed ecological balance, with the aim of preserving countless species of birds and plants from certain extinction. But what happens next is not balanced at all. Adi soon discovers that the threats surrounding the island, which was once considered a paradise, are not what his employers described, and to complicate matters, he is not alone on the island. Fearing for his life and the fate of the island, Adi spends his sunny days researching the true danger threatening Santa Flora, and thus the world she lives in, and the desperate steps he must take to eliminate it. The novel "Eradication" is a deep meditation on the meanings of love, sadness, and loneliness, a strong shock in the depths of feelings, an unforgettable reading experience, a brilliant narrative, and a work of unique imagination. With this fourth work of fiction, Jonathan Miles, "a smooth, confident, and immensely talented writer" (Dave Eggers), shows his true prowess.