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On writing an ambitious and terrifyingly realistic novel about climate change

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On writing an ambitious and terrifyingly…

David Roberts
Jan 20
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On writing an ambitious and terrifyingly realistic novel about climate change

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Author Stephen Markley’s sprawling new novel The Deluge tracks dozens of characters over the course of decades, from the 2010s out past 2040, everyone from climate activists to scientists to political operatives, as they suffer the effects of climate change and struggle to marshal the political will to address it. I caught up with him at a recent book event.

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