Something New Under the Sun

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Something New Under the Sun
AuthorAlexandra Kleeman
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish
PublisherHogarth Press

Something New Under the Sun is a 2021 novel by American writer Alexandra Kleeman. The novel takes place in the near future in which California has been rendered nearly uninhabitable by climate change.

Composition and writing[edit]

Kleeman wanted to include climate change in her novel in a way that was portrayed it as "[...feeling] more present and bodily".[1] She set the novel in California, inspired by her childhood in the southern portion of the state.[2] Kleeman deliberately wrote the opening of the book as a "realist novel" and made the story more "speculative" as it continued.[3]

References[edit]

  1. ^ June, Sophia (3 August 2021). "The Tantalizingly Unsettled World of Alexandra Kleeman". Nylon. Retrieved 6 August 2021.
  2. ^ Dalva, Adam (4 June 2021). "Stop Being Plastic: PW Talks with Alexandra Kleeman". PublishersWeekly.com. Retrieved 6 August 2021.
  3. ^ Channing, Cornelia (4 August 2021). "Authenticity and Apocalypse: An Interview with Alexandra Kleeman". The Paris Review. Retrieved 6 August 2021.