Where the Wild Books Are Where the Wild Books Are

Where the Wild Books Are

A Field Guide to Ecofiction

    • $29.99
    • $29.99

Publisher Description

As interest in environmental issues grows, many writers of fiction have embraced themes that explore the connections between humans and the natural world. Ecologically themed fiction ranges from profound philosophical meditations to action-packed entertainments. Where the Wild Books Are offers an overview of nearly 2,000 works of nature-oriented fiction. The author includes a discussion of the precursors and history of the genre, and of its expansion since the 1970s. He also considers its forms and themes, as well as the subgenres into which it has evolved, such as speculative fiction, ecodefense, animal stories, mysteries, ecofeminist novels, cautionary tales, and others. A brief summary and critical commentary of each title is included. Dwyer’s scope is broad and covers fiction by Native American writers as well as ecofiction from writers around the world. Far more than a mere listing of books, Where the Wild Books Are is a lively introduction to a vast universe of engaging, provocative writing. It can be used to develop book collections or curricula. It also serves as an introduction to one of the most fertile areas of contemporary fiction, presenting books that will offer enjoyable reading and new insights into the vexing environmental questions of our time.

GENRE
Reference
RELEASED
2010
April 1
LANGUAGE
EN
English
LENGTH
280
Pages
PUBLISHER
University of Nevada Press
SELLER
Chicago Distribution Center
SIZE
1.3
MB

More Books Like This

Dark Nature Dark Nature
2016
Site Reading Site Reading
2015
Thomas Pynchon’s Animal Tales Thomas Pynchon’s Animal Tales
2022
Indigenous Cities Indigenous Cities
2017
Spaces and Fictions of the Weird and the Fantastic Spaces and Fictions of the Weird and the Fantastic
2019
Signs of the Signs Signs of the Signs
2011

More Books by Jim Dwyer

102 Minutes 102 Minutes
2011
False Conviction False Conviction
2013
More Awesome Than Money More Awesome Than Money
2014