The Atlantic·4 min read·hard
The Subject Too Big for Fiction
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Robert Rubsam
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Author Amitav Ghosh argues that contemporary fiction struggles to capture the scale and impersonal nature of the climate crisis. The article critiques his latest work for failing to successfully integrate these ecological themes into a narrative format.
Illustration by Vartika Sharma Books The Subject Too Big for Fiction Amitav Ghosh believes that climate change requires rethinking the novel. His new work of fiction fails that standard.
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