Literature
Here’s what a novel can do for the environment that no study can
“What a joy it is to see Margaret Atwood taking such delicious pleasure in the end of the world,” wrote the New York Times in its review of Margaret Atwood’s novel, “MaddAddam.” Atwood says her novels are way to cope with frightening environmental issues, but also a way to deepen understanding of what’s at stake.
Some sci-fi writers want fewer killer robots and more vision for the future
Does sci-fi always have to depict a dark, gloomy future for humanity? Two prominent sci-fi writers are prodding their colleagues to paint a more positive vision of the future in their works.Does sci-fi always have to depict a dark, gloomy future for humanity? Two prominent sci-fi writers are prodding their colleagues to paint a more positive vision of the future in their works.
South African author Nadine Gordimer left a powerful anti-apartheid legacy
South African writer and Nobel Prize winner Nadine Gordimer has died at her home in Johannesburg at the age of 90. The accomplished novelist was also beloved for her staunch anti-apartheid activism and mentoring of black South African writers.South African writer and Nobel Prize winner Nadine Gordimer has died at her home in Johannesburg at the age of 90. The accomplished novelist was also beloved for her staunch anti-apartheid activism and mentoring of black South African writers.
