Ecological Disaster in Frank Schätzing’s Novel "The Swarm" (2004) Cover Image
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Katastrofa ekologiczna w powieści Franka Schätzinga "Odwet oceanu" (2004)
Ecological Disaster in Frank Schätzing’s Novel "The Swarm" (2004)

Author(s): Ewa Wojno-Owczarska
Subject(s): Cultural history, Studies of Literature, Polish Literature
Published by: Wydawnictwa Uniwersytetu Warszawskiego
Keywords: Frank Schätzing; The Swarm; Jean-Pierre Dupuy; enlightened catastrophism; eco-criticism

Summary/Abstract: In "The Swarm" Frank Schätzing presents a convincing vision of a future in which nature turns against man: an unknown species, a single-celled creature with the ability to control the minds of other animals, discovered as a result of drilling, but living on our planet since the dawn of time, will fight to take over the Earth, which means the potential annihilation of humanity. The aim of this article is to demonstrate that Frank Schätzing’s novel has a number of features characteristic of “enlightened catastrophism” (Jean-Pierre Dupuy).

  • Issue Year: 483/2023
  • Issue No: 4
  • Page Range: 54-76
  • Page Count: 23
  • Language: Polish