The Rise of the Climate Change Novel

2019.12.26.

“Abstract: This chapter outlines the emergence of climate fiction and its key modes. It pays particular attention to the extent to which climate fiction has worked within the established conventions of literary realism, meeting the many representational challenges mounted by climate change. (…), where climate fiction meets the challenges of representing climate change, it has the potential to provide a space in which to address the Anthropocene’s emotional, ethical, and practical concerns.” Axel Goodbody-Adeline Johns-Putra: The Rise of the Climate Change Novel (2019)

The Rise of the Climate Change Novel

Axel Goodbody and Adeline Johns-Putra’s chapter outlines the emergence of climate fiction and discusses the genre’s key modes and representational challenges, including how realist conventions have been adapted to depict climate change across scales.

  • Source: Cambridge Core (Cambridge University Press) – Goodbody & Johns-Putra chapter
  • Type: Book chapter (literary studies / cli-fi)
  • Accessed: 15 January 2026

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Goodbody, Axel; Johns-Putra, Adeline. The Rise of the Climate Change Novel
Cambridge Core (Cambridge University Press).
https://www.cambridge.org/core/books/climate-and-literature/rise-of-the-climate-change-novel/CBAB6C04C951FBBC0D9F79240A58B5DE
Accessed 15 January 2026.

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