“Cabbage Koora: A Prognostic Autobiography”

Title“Cabbage Koora: A Prognostic Autobiography”
Year for Search2024
AuthorsSekhar, Sanjana
Secondary TitleGrist/Imagine 2000 2024
Date PublishedJanuary 22, 2024
KeywordsFemale author, South-Indian American author
Annotation

The story is set in what remains of Los Angeles in 2023, 2047, 2077 and is told from the perspective of a South Asian woman who reflects on the changes that are brought about due to climate change and the way they, over time, are met. Cabbage koora is a dish grandmother and mother made which, in 2047 she cannot make because cabbage requires too much water. In 2077, she is growing cabbages for the first time.

URLhttps://grist.org/climate-fiction/imagine2200-cabbage-koora/
Illustration

Illus. Mikyung Lee

Author Note

South Indian-American female author.

Full Text

2024 Sekhar, Sanjana. “Cabbage Koora: A Prognostic Autobiography.” Illus. Mikyung Lee. Grist/Imagine 2000 2024 (January 22, 2024). https://grist.org/climate-fiction/imagine2200-cabbage-koora/

The story is set in what remains of Los Angeles in 2023, 2047, 2077 and is told from the perspective of a South Asian woman who reflects on the changes that are brought about due to climate change and the way they, over time, are met. Cabbage koora is a dish grandmother and mother made which, in 2047 she cannot make because cabbage requires too much water. In 2077, she is growing cabbages for the first time. South Indian-American female author.