Fiction and the environmental challenges of our times

The 21st century has brought with it an ever more pressing need to debate technological developments and advances in the natural sciences. Facing up to climate change beyond myths and exaggerations, the need to safeguard bio-diversity, revolutionary developments in the fields of genetics and biotechnology and the impact these will have on our lives are all areas in which we owe it to ourselves to stay fully informed. This thematic cycle will equip us with the knowledge we need to debate and act accordingly.

Fiction and the environmental challenges of our times:
Authors talk to us about literary works—their own and others’—which tackle the environment, explaining how these books approach the issue and from what viewpoints.