The Ear, the Eye and the Arm
First edition | |
| Author | Nancy Farmer |
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| Language | English |
| Genre | Children's, science fiction novel, Dystopian Fiction |
| Publisher | Orchard Books |
Publication date | April 1994 |
| Publication place | United States |
| Media type | Print (hardback & paperback) |
| Pages | 311 (first edition, hardback) |
| ISBN | 0-531-06829-3 (first edition, hardback) |
| OCLC | 28887914 |
| LC Class | PZ7.F23814 Ear 1994 |
The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm is a children's science fiction novel by American writer Nancy Farmer. It was awarded a Newbery Honor. The novel is set in Zimbabwe in the year 2194, with a strong theme of Afrofuturism.
Combining elements of science fiction and African culture, the book depicts the struggle of a notorious general's three children to escape from their kidnappers in the technologically advanced and crime-infested capital of Zimbabwe.