Chloe Benjamin

If you were told the date of your death, how would it shape your present? It's 1969 in New York City's Lower East Side, and word has spread of the arrival of a mystical woman, a traveling psychic who claims to be able to tell anyone the day they will die. The Gold childrenfour adolescents on the cusp of self-awareness sneak out to hear their fortunes. Their prophecies inform their next five decades. Golden-boy Simon escapes to the West Coast, searching for love in '80s San Francisco ; dreamy Klara becomes a Los Vegas magician, obsessed with blurring reality and fantasy ; eldest son Daniel seeks security as an army doctor post-9/11, hoping to control fate ; and bookish Varya throws herself into longevity research, where she tests the boundary between science and immortality.

The Immortalists

Discover the award-winning debut novel by the New York Times bestselling author of The Immortalists, a “majestic collision of sci-fi thriller and love story” (Bustle) about a young woman struggling with questions of love, trust, and ethics as the line between dreams and reality dangerously blurs. When Sylvie Patterson, a bookish student at a Northern California boarding school, falls in love with a spirited, elusive classmate named Gabe, they embark on an experiment that changes their lives. Their headmaster, Dr. Adrian Keller, is a charismatic medical researcher who has staked his career on the therapeutic potential of lucid dreaming: by teaching his patients to become conscious during sleep, he believes he can relieve stress and trauma. Over the next six years, Sylvie and Gabe become consumed by Keller’s work, following him across the country. But when an opportunity brings the trio to the Midwest, Sylvie and Gabe stumble into a tangled relationship with their mysterious neighbors—and Sylvie begins to doubt the ethics of Keller’s research. As she navigates the hazy, permeable boundaries between what is real and what isn’t, who can be trusted and who cannot, Sylvie also faces surprising developments in herself—an unexpected infatuation, growing paranoia, and a new sense of rebellion. With stirring, elegant prose, “Chloe Benjamin has crafted an eerie, compelling first novel which, like the lingering effects of a vivid dream, resonates long past its finish” (Karen Brown, The Longings of Wayward Girls).

A Novel

The Anatomy of Dreams

Se você soubesse a data de sua morte, como viveria sua vida? É 1969 no Lower East Side de Nova York e os rumores na vizinhança são sobre a chegada de uma mulher mística, uma vidente que se diz ser capaz de dizer a qualquer um qual será o dia de sua morte. As crianças Gold – quatro adolescentes que estão começando a conhecer a si mesmos – saem de casa sorrateiramente para saber sua sorte. As profecias informam as próximas cinco décadas de sua vida. Simon, o menino de ouro, escapa para a costa oeste, procurando por amor na São Francisco dos anos 80; a sonhadora Klara se torna uma ilusionista em Las Vegas, obcecada em misturar realidade e fantasia; Daniel, o filho mais velho, luta para se manter seguro como um médico do exército após o 9 de setembro; e Varya, a amante dos livros, se dedica a pesquisas sobre longevidade, nas quais ela testa os limites entre ciência e imortalidade. Um romance notavelmente ambicioso e profundo com uma brilhante história de amor familiar, Os imortalistas explora a linha tênue entre destino e escolha, realidade e ilusão, este mundo e o próximo. É uma prova emocionante do poder da literatura, a essência da fé e a força implacável dos laços familiares.

Os imortalistas

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À quoi ressemblerait votre vie si vous connaissiez la date de votre mort ? New York, été 1969. Pour tromper l'ennui, les enfants Gold ne trouvent rien de mieux à faire que d'aller consulter une voyante capable de prédire avec exactitude la date de leur mort. Si Varya, Daniel, Klara et Simon veulent tous savoir de quoi demain sera fait, ils sont loin de se douter de ce qui les attend. Des années plus tard, hantés par la prophétie, ils vont faire des choix de vie radicalement opposés. Simon, le petit dernier censé reprendre l'entreprise de confection familiale, s'enfuit sur la côte ouest, en quête d'amour à San Francisco. Klara, la rêveuse, devient magicienne à Las Vegas, obsédée par l'idée de brouiller les pistes entre la réalité et l'imagination. Épris de justice, Daniel s'engage comme médecin dans l'armée après les attentats du 11 septembre. Quant à la studieuse Varya, elle se jette dans des travaux de recherche liés à la longévité, tentant désespérément de percer le secret de l'immortalité. Lorsque le premier d'entre eux trouve la mort à la date annoncée par la voyante, les trois autres craignent le pire. Doivent-ils prendre au sérieux cette prémonition ? N'est-ce la puissance de l'autosuggestion qui pousse les Gold à faire des choix qui les conduisent irrémédiablement vers leur mort ? Fresque de grande envergure, à l'ambition et à la profondeur remarquables, Les Immortalistes se situe entre le destin et le libre arbitre, le réel et l'illusion, l'ici-bas et l'au-delà. Une ode magnifique à ce qui nous échappe et à la force implacable des liens familiaux. « LE roman de l'année. » - Entertainment Weekly « — Sans elle, je ne serais jamais venu à San Francisco. Je n'aurais pas rencontré Robert. Je n'aurais pas appris à danser. Je serais probablement encore à la maison, à attendre que ma vie commence. Il est en colère contre sa maladie. Il est en rage contre ce mal qui le ronge. Et jusque-là, il détestait aussi la femme de Hester Street. Comment, se demandait-il, avait-elle pu annoncer un destin aussi tragique à un enfant ? Mais maintenant, il la considère différemment, comme une mère ou une déesse, celle qui lui a montré la porte et lui a dit: «Vas-y ! » Klara semble paralysée. Simon se remémore l'expression de son visage après leur emménagement à San Francisco, un mélange sinistre d'irritation et d'indulgence, et il s'était rendu compte pourquoi cela le perturbait. Elle lui rappelait la femme : elle l'observait, guettant le compte à rebours. À cet...

Les Immortalistes

It's 1969 in New York City's Lower East Side, and word has spread of the arrival of a mystical woman, a traveling psychic who claims to be able to tell anyone the day they will die. The Gold children -- four adolescents on the cusp of self-awareness -- sneak out to hear their fortunes. Their prophecies inform their next five decades. Golden-boy Simon escapes to the West Coast, searching for love in '80s San Francisco. Dreamy Klara becomes a Las Vegas magician, obsessed with blurring reality and fantasy. Eldest son Daniel seeks security as an army doctor post-9/11, hoping to control fate. Bookish Varya throws herself into longevity research, where she tests the boundary between science and immortality. The Immortalists probes the line between destiny and choice, reality and illusion, this world and the next. It is a deeply moving testament to the power of story, the nature of belief, and the unrelenting pull of familial bonds.

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