Atmosfears: The uncanny climate of contemporary ecofiction: by Natalie Dederichs, Bielefeld: Transcript Verlag, 2023, 286 pp., €44,99 (paperback), ISBN: 978-3-8376-6587-1.

The article focuses on Natalie Dederichs' book *Atmosfears: The uncanny climate of contemporary ecofiction*, which analyzes how contemporary ecofiction represents "uncanny climates" and challenges anthropocentric views of agency and identity. Drawing on theories from new materialism, ecocriticism, a...

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Publicado en:Green Letters Vol. 29; no. 4; pp. 470 - 473
Autor principal: Schilling, Esther-Marie
Formato: Book Review
Publicado: Taylor & Francis Ltd Dec2025
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