Spanning centuries of scientific and alchemical inquiry, ranging from New York to Romania to Easter Island, featuring drug kingpins, Big Pharma flunkies, centenarians, and a group of ambitious coin collectors, Jake Wolff’s The History of Living Forever is equal parts thrilling adventure and meditation on mortality, thoughtful investigation of mental illness, and a reminder to be on the lookout for magic in . A globe-trotting, century-spanning adventure story, Jake Wolff’s The History of Living Forever takes us from Maine to Romania to Easter Island and introduces a cast of unforgettable characters―drug kingpins, Big Pharma flunkies, centenarians, boy geniuses, and even a group of immortalists masquerading as coin collectors. It takes us deep into the mysteries of life―from first love to first /5(56). Jake Wolff, Writer. Full of compassion and creativity, humor and suspense, THE HISTORY OF LIVING FOREVER follows a vivid cast of characters as they search for the elixir of life—and the secrets they’ve hidden from each other. Jake Wolff’s voice rings with authenticity and wisdom as he reveals that the mystery of human being has as much to do with relationships as it does with mortality.
- excerpt from Jake Wolff's The History of Living Forever From mentally abrasive childhood memories, to drug use, physical, mental and emotional abuse, and a lengthy exploration of the effects of mental illness, The History of Living Forever is a captivating science experiment that blends history with mystery, romance with coming of age. The History of Living Forever by Jake Wolff: Sixteen-year-old Conrad returns to school to discover Sammy, his chemistry teacher and secret lover, is dead—and he's left Conrad journals full of research and the recipe for the so-called Elixir of Life. Full of grief, Conrad sets out to solve the scientific puzzle to save the people he loves. Spanning centuries of scientific and alchemical inquiry, ranging from New York to Romania to Easter Island, featuring drug kingpins, Big Pharma flunkies, centenarians, and a group of ambitious coin collectors, Jake Wolff's The History of Living Forever is equal parts thrilling adventure and meditation on mortality, thoughtful investigation of.
The History of Living Forever Jake Wolff Farrar, Straus and Giroux. pp. $ Charles R. Larson is Emeritus Professor of Literature at American University, in Washington. The History of Living Forever, Jake Wolff's dazzling debut novel about a young man's quest to discover a life-extending elixir, is a coming-of-age story but also an edge-of-your-seat thriller; a tender love story but also a rollicking buddy adventure; a celebration of the intellect but also a tribute to the human heart. Jake Wolff is the author of THE HISTORY OF LIVING FOREVER (Farrar, Straus and Giroux). He holds an MFA in fiction from the University of Wisconsin-Madison and a PhD in creative writing from Florida State University. His stories and essays have appeared in journals such as Tin House, One Story, and American Short Fiction.
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