The Book of Immortality
"Gollner goes to the ends of the earth to talk to people who want to beat the clock--forever. So far, there's no proof of success, but their efforts prove entertaining, and, through Gollner's lens, touching as well." The Globe and Mail
The author of the widely acclaimed The Fruit Hunters weaves together religion, science and magic in this Mark Kurlansky-style exploration of the most universal of human obsessions, immortality.
With his singular curiosity, Gollner delves into a strange array of contemporary and historical characters and cults, religions and myths, and businesses all devoted to some form of immortality. His journey begins at a costume party thrown by a group of immortalists in California and ends on David Copperfield's archipelago in the…
Adam Leith Gollner has written for The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal, The Guardian, The Globe and Mail, and Lucky Peach. The former editor of Vice magazine, his first book is The Fruit Hunters, which was recently adapted into a feature-length documentary film. He lives in Montreal.
