Amor Mundi: provisional memoirs of a child of revolution 2025-2052

“If I had been allowed to choose my own birthday, it would undoubtedly have been a beautiful spring day in 1950. A winning ticket, good for about 75 trouble-free years. Usually called the phase of 'the Great Acceleration'. But the universe had other plans for me. I came into the world on a too-hot summer day in 2025. Typical. My birthday right at the start of the logical sequel to the Great Acceleration: the Great Collision.”
From the memoirs of Man Bashar Vande Putte.

The day Man Bashar Vandeputte is born, a nuclear war breaks out. The climate goes haywire and the familiar world falls apart. People and communities respond to this 'wheel of fortune' in different ways. Promising initiatives develop, while conflicts erupt in other places. Man Bashar grows up in BeterGent and experiences the upheavals from the front row. Ultimately, he himself will play an important role in the historic choice that humanity makes. Welcome to the wonderful world of ribbon afforestation, one-way streets, self-slaughter farms, heat carpets, Collapsonauts, rain bombs, vegans, dream farms and pulley houses.

“What the future holds, no one knows. Except for this author. And I, as a reader, see in my crystal ball a film adaptation and the price we will have to pay for the most necessary story. Unfortunately.”
Dimitri Leue, actor and theatre maker“Steven Vromman feels like no other how the ecosystem we depend on is under pressure. He has the gift of working with this, like a pioneer. He surprised me with this novel, because a strong story is apparently what we need. This book completely breathes the spirit of Yuval Noah Harari, who points us to the art of storytelling. I share the concern that Steven feels. If, as a climate scientist, you have seen for years what is happening around us in nature, then you understand that it is high time for action and justice.”
Jill Peeters, weather presenter and international climate awareness expert.