CLIMATE CHANGE AND THE ABOMINABLE SNOWMAN ''Den afskyelige'' (''Big Foot'') is a cli-fi novel of fanaticism and deep love, of unsustainable CO2 emissions and the individual responsibility.

CLIMATE CHANGE AND THE ABOMINABLE SNOWMAN ''Den afskyelige'' (''Big Foot'') is a cli-fi novel of fanaticism and deep love, of unsustainable CO2 emissions and the individual responsibility.

Heidi takes a job in a hospital to be close to her sister, Angelica, the victim – seven years go – of the last-ever skiing accident in the country.

Nobody knows what actually happened, but Angelica went to meet somebody and Heidi was sworn to secrecy. Since then, climate change has melted all the snow off Klaftafjeld.

In the hospital, Heidi meets Kenneth, a patient in the sweat clinic. Over six feet tall and wildly hirsute, he has no family and doesn’t want to talk about his past. But Heidi still falls head over heels in love with him.

His condition makes climate change a bit of a bind for Kenneth, so he’s keen to do his bit. But what can individuals do? And how far are they willing to go?

QUOTE: “I think Charlotte Weitze is the only writer capable of penning an ecopolitical satire and interweaving it with a moving and sensual love story about the effects of climate change on an abominable snowman’s sweat glands. If it all sounds a bit wild, that’s because it is. Wild and wonderful.”

CHARLOTTE WEITZE, born 1974, has had four collections of stories and four novels published and two radio plays aired. She has received numerous awards and scholarships, including Bogforum’s Debutant Prize and the Danish Arts Foundation’s three-year working grant.