This novel by the Nobel Prize-winning author asks what happens when
the grim reaper decides to stop reaping: “A novel to die
for.”—The Washington Post On the first day of the new year, no
one dies. This of course causes consternation among politicians,
religious leaders, morticians, and doctors. Among the general public,
on the other hand, there is initially celebration—flags are hung out
on balconies, people dance in the streets. They have achieved the
great goal of humanity: eternal life. Then reality hits
home—families are left to care for the permanently dying,
life-insurance policies become meaningless, and funeral parlors are
reduced to arranging burials for pet dogs, cats, hamsters, and
parrots. Death sits in her chilly apartment, where she lives alone
with scythe and filing cabinets, and contemplates her experiment: What
if no one ever died again? What if she, death with a small d, were to
become human and fall in love? “This novel has many
pleasures.”—The New York Times “Arguably the greatest writer
of our time.”—Chicago Tribune
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ISBN
9780547391601
Publisert
2016
Utgiver
Vendor
Mariner Books / Open Road Integrated Media
Språk
Product language
Engelsk
Format
Product format
Digital bok
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