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While the capitalist imagination is out of breath, its proponents hold it back with totalitarianism and more and more violent repression, and that we have literally entered dystopia, it is time to reshape our imaginations for a radiant future. In the SF tree structure, the Solarpunk or Hopepunk movements emerge as a breath of fresh air, offering optimistic visions that are both united and ecological of the future, because it can also offer us this.
Here is a selection of 7 books that embody the spirit of solar punk et hopepunkoffering Credible and inspiring utopias, although criticizable, for a solidarity and respectful of the living.
1. Solarpunk: towards radiant futureAnthology
This anthology, published by Electric sheep In June 2024, a turning point in French -speaking literature in Solarpunk. Bringing together 17 mainly French texts of authors, Namely Jacques Drink, Basile Cendre, Chloé Chevalier, Jeanne Marient Corrèze, Xavier Dolto, Silène Edgar, Mélanie Fievet, Thomas Geha, Jean-Pierre Hubert, Olav Koulikov, Christine Luce, Laurent Oueyssi, Jayaprakash Satyamurthy It offers a diversified panorama of ecological and durable future.
Among the significant news, we find A few steps back between Styx and Achéron de Jacques Boireau, who imagines a utopian city inspired by Greek mythology. The rain flows between our fingers by Christine Luce Explore the adaptation of humanity to a new planet, while The succulent De Chloé Chevalier follows the journey of a young woman in connection with a mysterious plant. You don’t tell you more, you can order the book from your bookseller or borrow it for free from the nearest library.
2. Dispossessed d’Ursula K. Le Guin
This « Utopia ambiguous » In the words of the author, although wrote in 1974 before the official emergence of the Solarpunk movement, has something to make us think about our model of society, both on the economic and ecological level. Difficult to classify, however, hesitant between Hopepunk and virulent criticism of capitalism, two neighboring planets clash and with them, their ideology. One is ultraliberal, with rich in too large, and completely unequal, the other is egalitarian and poor, anarchist and communist, where individuals change work regularly according to the needs of society, without real attachment.
Guin, who had already surprised us with The left hand of the nightquestion The conditions for a truly perfect society, offering a deep reflection on the balance between technological progress and social and environmental harmony. His vision of a functional anarchist society on Anarres’ moon continues to inspire contemporary Solarpunk authors.
PS: To better understand anarchism, we recommend you Conversations on anarchy of Malatesta.
3. Save who can healthy tomorrowAnthology
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Published in 2020, this anthology published by the Independent publishing house Vault that you may know through Alain Damasio’s works, brings together 15 News exploring the future possible health and care.
In a context of ecological and democratic crisis, the authors imagine new approaches to medicine, access to care and our relationship to living things. Texts that resonate particularly in the post-pandemic era, inviting to rethink our health system in a creative and humanist way.
The anthology mainly addresses questions related to health policies and activism, in particular LGBT+rather than scientific or prospective aspects of medicine, which may have been criticized for him later. The anthology remains appreciated for its reflection on the future organization of care and the transmission of knowledge.
4. Collision in calm weather by Stéphane Beauverger
Posted in 2021, Stéphane Beauverger portrayed in This little book a world governed by an artificial intelligence (AI) benevolent named Simri.
Energy has become free, the environment regenerates and humanity prosperous. The author, however, explores the remaining tensions, Particularly through the character of Calie who wishes to leave this utopia, giving to read a nuanced reflection on the challenges of a world « parfait ». The book explores deep themes like The relationship between a brother and a sisterand questioning about happiness in a perfect society, between atmospheric descriptions and deep dialogues on the links that unite us.
5. Laziness for all d’Holdrien Klent
LazinessS is a novel by Hadrien Klent published in 2020 by editions The tripod. This book, described as a Philosophical tale and a realistic utopia which imagines a French society transformed by a new approach to work and free time, describes a very close future where working time is reduced to three hours per day.
History follows Émilien Long, an economist who has become presidential candidate, who defends this daring idea in his essay The right to laziness in the 21st century. Through his atypical campaign, The novel explores a utopia where society favors the happiness of living rather than productivism. In his playful and scholarly style, the book offers A stimulating reflection on our life choices and the possibilities of social change.
6. A psalm for wild recycled par Becky Chambers
A psalm for wild recycled is a science fiction novel written by Becky Chambers, also known To learn, if happily. The story takes place on the Panga moon, In a distant future where robots have acquired a conscience and have chosen to leave human civilization to live in nature.
Human society has been rebuilt in a more sustainable and balanced way after this event, called “the awakening of robots”, their desire to live in the only really free world, namely nature. The story follows Dex, a non-binary “tea monk”, which decides to leave his urban life to go on an adventure in wild regions.
During this trip, Dex meets Mosscap, a curious robot who seeks to understand humans. Together, They explore the existential and philosophical questions that concern them. Quiet, the story favors the exploration of ideas and emotions rather than action and questions the difficult balance to find between technology and nature.
7. Chronicle of mothers country Elisabeth vonarburg
Published for the first time in 1992 in Canada, this book, considered a classic of French-speaking science fiction, proposes A fascinating exploration of a post-apocalyptic world dominated by a matriarchal society.
The story takes place in a distant future, several centuries after a period called the “decline”, marked by climate upheavals, pandemics and a drastic fall in the rate of male births.
The land is now populated mainly by women, and men, which have become rare, occupy a marginal role in society. The latter was organized around Capteries, citadels-states governed by matriarchs called captures. Reproduction is based on precarious artificial inseminations. The narrative follows Lisbeï, daughter of Selva, the capture of Bethély, who questions the foundations of this matriarchal society and explores the limits and contradictions of the system. The novel imagines a gynecocratic society while showing its imperfections and its potential excesses.
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