FROM THE AUTHOR OF SPACEMAN OF BOHEMIA, SOON TO BE A MAJOR NETFLIX FILM STARRING ADAM SANDLER AND CAREY MULLIGAN
''Ambitious, exciting . . . touches of Don DeLillo'' Daily Telegraph
''A Kurt Vonnegut-like satirical touch'' New York Times
''Inventive and heartfelt . . . packs a walloping punch'' EsquireAd-, diagnosed with a terminal illness, leaves her Czech village for America to reunite with her daughter Tereza, now a scientist at a New York biotech company hellbent on curing mortality. Their reunion is short, and before Tereza can help her mother, Ad- dies and her remains disappear.
But Ad-''s spirit survives, restlessly watching over Tereza as she searches for the body on a journey that spans oceans and continents, through a world ravaged by corporate greed and political extremism. Witty and prescient,
A Brief History of Living Forever is a vivid story of family connection prevail