A Friend of the Earth
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A Friend of the Earth is a dystopian eco-novel by T.C. Boyle that explores climate change, environmental activism, and personal loss in a near-future, environmentally devastated world.
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| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| A Friend of the Earth canonical | 1 |
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
eco-novel
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novel ⓘ |
| author | T. C. Boyle NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| character |
Andrea
NERFINISHED
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Sierra Tierwater NERFINISHED ⓘ Tyrone Tierwater NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| explores |
ethics of radical protest
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human response to ecological disaster ⓘ memory and aging ⓘ tension between activism and personal life ⓘ |
| genre |
climate fiction
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dystopian fiction ⓘ environmental fiction ⓘ |
| hasForm | prose ⓘ |
| hasSubject |
celebrity culture
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corporate power ⓘ deforestation ⓘ eco-terrorism ⓘ environmental degradation ⓘ global warming ⓘ radical environmentalism ⓘ species extinction ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| literaryMovement | postmodern literature ⓘ |
| mainTheme |
animal rights
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climate change ⓘ ecological collapse ⓘ environmental activism ⓘ family relationships ⓘ personal loss ⓘ |
| mediaType | print ⓘ |
| narrativePerspective | first-person narration ⓘ |
| narrativeStructure | dual timeline ⓘ |
| notableFor | early depiction of severe anthropogenic climate change in fiction ⓘ |
| protagonist | Tyrone Tierwater NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| publisher |
The Viking Press
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surface form:
Viking Press
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| settingPlace |
California
NERFINISHED
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United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| settingTime |
mid-21st century
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near future ⓘ |
| tone |
darkly comic
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satirical ⓘ tragic ⓘ |
| workOfAuthor | T. C. Boyle NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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