The Great Derangement: Climate Change and the Unthinkable

The Great Derangement: Climate Change and the Unthinkable is a 2016 non-fiction work by Indian author Amitav Ghosh. The book explores why, despite overwhelming scientific evidence, climate change remains a difficult topic to grasp and address in contemporary culture. Ghosh argues that Western literature and storytelling have largely ignored the realities of climate change, contributing to a collective inability to confront the crisis. He suggests that this "derangement" stems from a historical detachment from nature and a focus on individualistic narratives, hindering a collective response to an existential threat.12