ecofiction
ecofiction noun: fiction that deals with environmental issues and the relation between humanity and the physical environment.
Noun
ecofiction (uncountable)
- Fiction that deals with environmental issues and the relation between humanity and the physical environment.
- After the publication of The Poisonwood Bible, Kingsolver rose to a position of authority in feminist writings and ecofiction for her command of political allegory set during the Congo's turbulent emergence from colonialism.2015, Mary Ellen Snodgrass, Barbara Kingsolver: A Literary Companion, McFarland, →ISBN, page 3
- This coming-of-age story signals that eco-fiction has come of age as well: wilder, more reckless and more breathtaking than previously thought, a wager and a promise that what emerges from the 21st century will be as good as any from the 20th, or the 19th.2017 May 5, Wai Chee Dimock, “There’s No Escape From Contamination Above the Toxic Sea”, in The New York Times, →ISSN
Forms of ecofiction
| alternative form | eco-fiction |
|---|---|
| alternative form | eco fiction |
Origin of ecofiction
From eco- + fiction.
Questions about ecofiction
- What does ecofiction mean?
- Ecofiction means fiction that deals with environmental issues and the relation between humanity and the physical environment.
- What part of speech is ecofiction?
- Ecofiction is a noun.
Words near ecofiction in the dictionary
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