ecofiction

Etymology

From eco- + fiction.

ecofiction means fiction that deals with environmental issues and the relation between humanity and the physical environment. Lexicurio rates it Rare gem — a strength score of 83 out of 100.

Why this word is great

ECOFICTION — [Noun] Fiction that foregrounds environmental issues and the intricate relationship between humanity and the natural world. From the prefix eco- (from ecology, concerning the environment) + fiction (imaginative narrative). Unlike “cli-fi,” which narrows its focus to the planetary fever of climate catastrophe, or “nature writing,” a non-fictional act of personal witness, ecofiction is a broader imaginative inquiry into the frayed contract between the human hive and the living earth. It is the toxic fog seeping through a city’s streets, the whispered consciousness of an ancient forest resisting the saw, and the desperate calculus of a family choosing which species to save—a literature that grafts the root system of ecology onto the branching plot, mapping, through narrative, the contours of a home we are simultaneously destroying and mourning.

noun

Fiction that deals with environmental issues and the relation between humanity and the physical environment.“After the publication of The Poisonwood Bible, Kingsolver rose to a position of authority in feminist writings and ecofiction for her command of political allegory set during the Congo's turbulent emergence from colonialism.”