Irgendwie nicht so: Neal Stephenson Seveneves

“But apocalyptic stories are ultimately escapist fantasies, even if no one escapes. End-times narratives offer the terrible resolution of ultimate destruction. Partial destruction, displacement, hunger, want, weakness, loss, need—these are more difficult stories. That is all the more reason we should be glad writers are beginning to tell them: to help us imagine not dying this way but living this way.” Kathryn Schulz – Writers in the Storm. New Yorker ...

Februar 28, 2016 · unkultur