Representation of Water Treatment Technology in Paolo Bacigalupi’s The Water Knife

Haile Tao

doi:10.54691/cdkwev45

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Haile Tao

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.54691/cdkwev45

Keywords:

Climate Fiction; Paolo Bacigalupi; The Water Knife; Water Treatment Technology.

Abstract

In the cli-fi novel The Water Knife, Paolo Bacigalupi depicts a world in the near future where droughts are rampant. In the novel, people make great efforts in the recycling of water resources and use a variety of technologies to obtain water for survival. This article focuses on the depiction of water treatment and production technologies in The Water Knife, connects it with existing technologies in the real world, and indicates the significance of these technologies in future application .

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