How to Communicate Global Warming? Tracking Narrative Streams in Ilija Trojanow’s EisTau (original) (raw)

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  1. Literature like Trojanow's 'EisTau' bridges the gap between scientific knowledge and personal engagement with climate change.
  2. Zeno Hintermeier's narrative critiques society's ignorance and passivity towards global warming.
  3. The novel employs elegy to mourn environmental loss while simultaneously warning of future consequences.
  4. 'EisTau' illustrates the failure of media to effectively communicate the urgency of climate change.
  5. Interdisciplinary approaches, particularly ecocriticism, enrich the understanding of global warming's complex dimensions.

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