Ahrundhati Roy

I am finally getting around to reading a book my son got me for Christmas. The Indian author is most famous for her fiction - "The God of Small Things" - however I am a fan of her political essays. This book of essays includes one short fictional piece called "The Briefing." The piece was commissioned for Manifesta 7 a biennial art event that is set on the edge of the dolomites. This 8 page story is set during the "Snow Wars," when global warming has made it impossible for people to enjoy the traditional coast and beach vacation resorts (because of rising sea levels) and so year-round ski vacations are all the rage. However, with temperatures rising, there is a corporate war to see who can invent the best snow substitutes, or who can produce snow at the highest temperatures above freezing. That and the description of covering glaciers with foil so that they will not recede too quickly are scary harbingers of what may come to pass ... Highly recommend ... Take a look at an outline of this work and Manifest 7 ...

http://www.manifesta7.it/artists/504