The solutions found in the version of the ecotopian project as proposed by Callenbach in 19 are consciously echoing every step of the way old types of native-American wisdom. The novels are together almost an anticipatory treatise of sorts on the question of the ongoing emergence of an ecological conscience of man forging a way towards a viable future, wherein harmony between Ecotopians and Nature is a foundation of all man-cosmos relationships.

Summary/Abstract: Ernest Callenbach’s Ecotopia (1975) and Ecotopia emerging (1981) (the latter a prequel to the initial novel) are relevant for both the ecological paradigm and the birth of a neo-Utopian cast of mind in our age. Published by: Addleton Academic Publishers Keywords: web of life biocentric thought decentralization matter-spirit interface American Indian Mysterious Stranger romanticism – modernism Subject(s): Cultural history, Fiction, Novel, American Literature

Ecotopia rising: the quest for the future in two novels by Ernest CallenbachĮcotopia rising: the quest for the future in two novels by Ernest Callenbach Author(s): Mihai A.