I love these inspiring works of fiction. Carol Emshwiller, one of my favorite authors, writes amazing fantastic, freaky no holds barred fiction. Richard Brautigan's writings are gentle and sublimely creative and his poem finally adds a utopia to this vegan fiction list.
- Carmen Dog, Carol Emshwiller (2004) — A delightful, playful, artful exploration of what it means to be human and how we treat animals, women, and mothers — fantasy with philosophical underpinnings.
The story begins in a world in which women are turning into a variety of animals (wolverine, swan, snapping turtle, pig) and animals (including many pets: dogs, cats, guinea pigs) are turning into women. It follows the journey of a Setter named Pooch who is becoming a nubile young women and desires to be a opera star. She loves Carmen. See my review on Goodreads.
Quotes: "She makes a silent vow to be a vegetarian from now on even if she has to starve to do it. Better that than even the remote possibility of eating one's friends and fellow sufferers."
"The world looks so beautiful! She wonders how one can not do for it anything that needs to be done, or at least all one can do."
- The Mount, Carol Emshwiller (2002) — This brilliant, strange, subversive little book explores a society following an alien invasion and invites the reader to to question everything. Just a few examples for inquiry: how we treat our pets, specieism and animal rights, democracy, classism, cultural conditioning, the dangers of adaptation, and what it means to be free.
It's a story about coming of age, falling in love, familial love, and finding your voice. Perfect for vegans. - "All Watched Over by Machines of Loving Grace," Richard Brautigan (1967) — At last, we encounter a utopia. The author imagines an ecological utopia — harmony between man and machine, man and nature.
Please enjoy the poem.
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