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cover Author T.C. Boyle Cover artist Marty Blake[1] Country
United States Language English Genre Eco-fiction Published 2000
(Viking Books) Media type Print Pages 256 pages ISBN
0-670-89177-0 OCLC 43296883 813/.54 21 LC Class PS3552.O932 F75
2000  T. Coraghessan Boyle's novel A Friend of the Earth (2000)
is a story of environmental destruction. The novel is set in
2025; as a result of global warming and the greenhouse effect,
the climate has drastically changed, and, accordingly,
biodiversity is a thing of the past.  America in 2025[edit]  Due
to habitat loss, many animal species have become extinct, but
also the flora has considerably suffered. Many foods, including
beef, eggs, beer, etc., are no longer readily available.
Instead, rice is grown everywhere, and sake is the only
alcoholic beverage available. Other vegetables are grown in
domed fields. El Niño has become an everyday companio