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New York 2140 is a 2017 climate-fiction novel by American writer Kim Stanley Robinson. It portrays a future New York City reshaped by major sea-level rise, with streets functioning as canals and many buildings operating as elevated islands. The narrative follows several residents of an apartment building in Madison Square and connects their lives to finance, law, adaptation, and the practical organization of an urban society living with a changed coastline.
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What is New York 2140 about?
Kim Stanley Robinson's novel imagines New York City after major sea-level rise turns many streets into canals. The residents of the Met Life Tower and other elevated buildings adapt through boats, markets, finance, and collective action.
Is New York 2140 a disaster novel?
It includes flooding and climate disruption, but it is also a social and economic novel about how a city reorganizes itself. The story follows several residents, including a building manager, children, a coder, and a financial trader.
Who wrote New York 2140?
The book was written by Kim Stanley Robinson and published in 2017. It belongs to his climate-fiction work, alongside the Mars trilogy and The Ministry for the Future.
What does New York look like in New York 2140?
Lower streets function as waterways, while many buildings operate like elevated islands connected by bridges and boats. The Met Life Tower becomes one of the novel's main communities and viewpoints.
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