Storytelling is a vital skill to have when talking about climate change. In this episode podcast, I introduce you to novelist Aaron Thier, a master storyteller. In his book Mr. Eternity, Thier takes readers on a 1,000 year odyssey.
The main character calls himself Daniel Defoe. We never learn his real name. Old Dan can’t seem to die. Five different narrators in five different periods from 1500 to 2500 bump into this traveler. The book is brilliant, hilarious, deeply moving, weird. It is essential reading for climate advocates. Learn why Aaron wrote the book and the challenges novelists face when telling climate stories. Aaron also reads extended excerpts from the book.
Coming up next month, Peterson Toscano uses comic storytelling and performance art to re-imagine a well-known Bible story but this time with a climate change twist.
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(Top image by Matthew Cavanaugh.)
This article is part of The Art House series.
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As host of Citizens’ Climate Radio, Peterson Toscano regularly features artists who address climate change in their work. The Art House section of his program includes singer/songwriters, visual artists, comics, creative writers, and playwrights. Through a collaboration with Artists and Climate Change and Citizens’ Climate Education, each month Peterson reissues The Art House for this blog. If you have an idea for The Art House, contact Peterson: radio @ citizensclimatelobby.org
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