In that sense, the preservation of an environment similar to the one…

In that sense, the preservation of an environment similar to the one we have is a precondition of literature.

Margaret Atwood

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What turned up: Literature and the Environment, PEN Congress speech (2010); Exact wording and attribution checked. Atwood observes that literature requires a habitable world and living readers.
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Sources checked: penguin.co.ukChecked using manual, 21 October 2026Literature and the Environment, PEN Congress speech (2010); Exact wording and attribution checked. Atwood observes that literature requires a habitable world and living readers.

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