How the literature of fire can help readers find hope among the ashes
- Written by Grace Moore, Associate Professor of English, University of Otago
A single page from a book lies on the charred remains of a home that burned down in the 2025 Palisades fire in Los Angeles.Christina House/Los Angeles Times via Getty Images“We are living apocalyptically.”
The philosopher Bruno Latour uttered those words in an interview discussing the 2018 California wildfires.
His comments ring all...
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