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A Brief History of Living Forever: The audacious new novel from the author of Spaceman of Bohemia
Jaroslav Kalfar
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'Ambitious, exciting . . . touches of Don DeLillo' Daily Telegraph'A Kurt Vonnegut-like satirical touch' New York Times'Inventive and heartfelt . . . packs a walloping punch' Esquire
Adela, 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, Adela dies and her remains disappear.
But Adela'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 prevailing in the face of societal collapse.
Praise for SPACEMAN OF BOHEMIA:
'Funny, human and oddly down-to-earth' Guardian
'A superb debut' Literary Review
'Booming with vitality and originality' New York Times
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Praise for A Brief History of Living Forever: The audacious new novel from the author of Spaceman of Bohemia
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Ambitious, exciting . . . Kalfar knows his way around a sentence. By turns aphoristic and lyrical, with touches of Don DeLillo, Kalfar's prose contains plenty of stylish wisdom . . . Mixing fantasy, satire, horror and metaphysics, A Brief History has many stories to tell. But the pulse animating each of them is the shock of sudden loss - of jobs, of loved ones, of a world you thought you knew - Daily TelegraphInventive and heartfelt, this dystopian take on the immigrant experience and the American Dream packs a walloping punch - EsquireA thoroughly original story from a writer to watch - LitHubA dystopian romp with a tender centre . . . I didn't want it to end - Wired
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