Dystopian Futures: A Climate Chat with Agustina Bazterrica, author of “The Unworthy”

Agustina Bazterrica is an Argentine writer known for her work in the 'feminist horror' genre, particularly her 2017 dystopian novel 'Tender is the Flesh' about industrialized cannibalism. She is the recipient of multiple literary prizes and 'Tender is the Flesh' is now being adapted for the screen. Agustina's most recent novel is 'The Unworthy,' set in a post-apocolytpic world ravaged by the climate crisis, where young women in a convent must do terrible things to survive. In this chat, we talk about the importance of language as a political act, the creative process, and how some dystopian "futures" are happening right now. Follow Climate Decoded on Instagram @climate_decoded and LinkedInRead the transcript and find resources mentioned in the episode at the Climate Decoded website: https://climatedecoded.com/Support the podcast by buying us a coffee at https://buymeacoffee.com/climatedecoded Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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