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Living Mountain
A Literary Fiction Short Story by Amitav Ghosh
Subgenres:
- Climate Fiction,
- Ecofiction,
- Fable
This book is for you if you're into...
- Modern fables about environmental collapse and human greed
- Stories where indigenous wisdom clashes with exploitation
- Dreamlike narratives that reflect urgent real-world crises
A new story from internationally renowned author Amitav Ghosh, The Living Mountain is a cautionary tale of how we have systematically exploited nature, leading to an environmental collapse.
Recounted as a dream, this is a fable about Mahaparbat, the Living Mountain; the indigenous valley dwellers who live and prosper in its shelter; the assault on the mountain for commercial benefit by the Anthropoi, humans whose sole aim is to reap the bounty of nature; and the disaster that unfolds as a result.
The Living Mountain is especially relevant today when we have been battling a pandemic and are facing a climate catastrophe: both of which are products of our insufficient understanding of mankind's relationship with nature, and our sustained appropriation and abuse of natural resources.
This is a book of our times, for our times, and it will resonate strongly with readers of all ages.
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