Vreme vremuri

Lizzie Benson works as a librarian in New York. She takes on work for Sylvia, her former teacher. She runs a podcast about climate change and social collapse. Listeners ask what life means and what disasters may come. Lizzie answers them. Their fears add to hers about the planet’s future. The need to keep her family safe consumes her more and more.

Jenny Offill’s novel looks at fears about climate change. It also explores the strain on society. It traces the fear that collapse may come slowly. This is literary fiction. It suits readers drawn to thoughts and small, daily events. It offers these rather than a clear-cut plot. It does not build toward a climax like a thriller.

Offill writes in short fragments, with brief, sharp points. These feel like Lizzie’s private notes. Small pieces of her life build a wider view of today’s fears. This edition forms part of the Corint Fiction series. Mihnea Gafita translated it from English. Its English title is Weather.