[Foreign Book] A Fable on Climate Change

Lydia Millet 'A Children's Bible'

[Asia Economy Reporter Byunghee Park] "This novel talks about the righteous anger that the younger generation should have."

American novelist Lydia Millet introduced her new book, A Children's Bible, released on the 12th of last month (local time), in an interview with The New York Times.

A Children's Bible is a fable centered on climate change. The novel features a group of adults. These college classmates rent a large house in the countryside and spend their time idly. Their activities consist only of eating, drinking, and doing drugs. The children gradually develop contempt for these adults. The children decide to act together and all leave the house.

The anger Millet speaks of is about the rapid climate change that could lead to human extinction. She has long focused on climate change. She earned a PhD with a dissertation on environmental policy and has experience working at the Biodiversity Center, a nonprofit organization in Arizona. Millet drew inspiration for the novel from the younger generation, who are increasingly fearful of the future they will inherit. She also stated that she wrote the novel because there are still few novels dealing with climate change.

"The younger generation has become aware of climate change and started to get angry. I think that anger came quite late. Anger is the only way we can rationally cope with the dangers we face. Anger is necessary. There is no need to control or suppress anger. The future is a struggle, and we cannot fight without anger."

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