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A brief history of living forever / Jaroslav Kalfař.
In a 2030 America led by an isolationist authoritarian government, a star biotech scientist trying to discover the key to immortality becomes a whistleblower when she uncovers alarming activity in the wastelands of what was once Florida.
Record details
- ISBN: 9780316463188 (hardcover)
- Physical Description: 302 pages ; 25 cm
- Edition: First edition.
- Publisher: New York : Little, Brown and Company, 2023.
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| Subject: | Longevity > Fiction. Mothers and daughters > Fiction. Siblings > Fiction. Terminally ill > Fiction. Women scientists > Fiction. |
| Genre: | Science fiction. Dystopian fiction. Novels. |
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- 1 of 1 copy available at Tsuga Consortium.
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| Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lakeshore Branch | FIC Kalfa | 31681010315786 | FICTION | Available | - |
- Baker & Taylor
In a 2030 America led by an isolationist authoritarian government, a star biotech scientist trying to discover the key to immortality becomes a whistleblower when she uncovers alarming activity in the wastelands of what was once Florida. 35,000 first printing. - Baker & Taylor
In a 2030 America led by an isolationist authoritarian government, a star biotech scientist trying to discover the key to immortality becomes a whistleblower when she uncovers alarming activity in the wastelands of what was once Florida. - Grand Central Pub
In this âingenious, funny, and chillingâ novel (Publishers Weekly, starred review) from the author of Spaceman of Bohemia, two long-lost siblings risk everything to save their mother from oblivion in an authoritarian near-future America obsessed with digital consciousness and eternal lifeâa story that âpacks a walloping punchâ (Esquire).
When Adéla discovers she has a terminal illness, she leaves behind her native Czech village for a chance at reuniting in America with Tereza, the daughter she gave up at birth, decades earlier. But the country Adéla experienced as a young woman, when she eloped with a filmmaker and starred in his cult sci-fi movie, has changed entirely. In 2030, America is ruled by an authoritarian government increasingly closed off to the rest of the world.
Tereza, the star researcher for VITA, a biotech company hellbent on discovering the key to immortality, is overjoyed to meet her mother, with whom she forms an instant, profound connection. But when their time together is cut short by shocking events, Tereza must uncover VITAâs alarming activity in the wastelands of what was once Florida, and persuade the Czech brother sheâs never met to join her in this odds-defying adventure.     Â
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Narrated from the beyond by Adélaâs restless spirit, A Brief History of Living Forever is a high-wire act of storytelling from a writer âbooming with vitality and originality,â whose âvoice is distinct enough to leave tread marksâ (New York Times). By turns insightful, moving, and funny, the novel not only confirms Jaroslav Kalfarâs boundless powers of invention but also exults in the love between a mother and her daughter, which neither space nor time can sever.
âKalfar is a wise, rapturous, and original writer . . . Eloquent, heart-stunning, and rich in awe-inspiring prose.â âSan Francisco Chronicle
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âRelentlessly inventive . . . His writing has the same hyperactivity and fidgety contempt for generic boundaries as that of the young Safran Foer.â âThe Guardian
