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The host cited the book when noting that Amitav Ghosh had delivered a series of lectures a decade earlier, arguing that contemporary fiction had largely ignored the climate crisis. This reference highlighted the title’s focus on the intersection of literature and environmental issues. The mention was brief and served to underscore the broader discussion rather than a full endorsement.
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The speaker referenced a series of lectures given by the novelist a decade ago where he argued that contemporary fiction was ignoring the climate crisis.
A decade ago, the Indian novelist Amitav Ghosh gave a series of lectures titled The Great Derangement, where he argued that contemporary fiction in all forms has been ignoring the climate crisis.
So a decade ago, the Indian novelist Amitav Ghosh gave a series of lectures he called The Great Derangement, where he argued that contemporary literature and contemporary writers had really ignored the climate crisis.