ecofiction

noun

Etymology

From eco- + fiction.

  1. derived from fictiō
  2. derived from ficcion
  3. inherited from ficcioun
  4. formed as ecofiction — “eco- + fiction

Definitions

  1. Fiction that deals with environmental issues and the relation between humanity and the…

    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.
    • In 1941, George R. Stewart’s novel “Storm” — chronicling the 12-day life of a fictional cyclone — was published. It is, arguably, the first modern eco-fiction novel.

The neighborhood

Vish — recursive loop

No curated loop yet for ecofiction. Loops are being traced one word at a time while the ingestion pipeline matures.

sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA