One novel on his list:
Oryx and Crake by Margaret AtwoodRead about another book on Mullan's list.
To make us green, novelists have invented dystopias. Atwood's is one of the most recent and most powerful, and describes the world after a catastrophe wrought by genetic engineering and global warming. Our dreams of progress produce apocalypse.
Oryx and Crake also appears on Liz Jensen's top 10 list of environmental disaster stories.
--Marshal Zeringue
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