A Life Without End

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By Frederic Beigbeder

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A Life Without End follows bestselling French author Frederic Beigbeder as he embarks on a global quest for immortality just before his fiftieth birthday. Accompanied by his ten-year-old daughter and her robot friend, Frederic explores cutting-edge scientific advancements in human longevity, from cell rejuvenation to 3D-printed organs, curious to discover if eternal life could be within reach. This memoir blends dry humour and sharp insight into the human desire to overcome death.
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This memoir will appeal to readers interested in science, ageing, and reflective personal journeys, especially those intrigued by the ethical and technological challenges surrounding immortality.

Just shy of his fiftieth birthday, bestselling French author Frederic and his ten-year-old daughter travel the globe in search of immortality.

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Just shy of his fiftieth birthday, bestselling French author Frederic and his ten-year-old daughter travel the globe in search of immortality.

What does the man who has everything—fame, fortune, a new love, and a new baby—want for his fiftieth birthday? The answer is simple: eternal life. Determined to shake off the first intimations of his approaching demise, Frederic tries every possible procedure to ward off death. He examines both legal and illegal research into techniques that could lead to the imminent replacement of man with a post-human species.

Accompanied by his ten-year-old daughter and her robot friend, Frederic crisscrosses the globe to meet the world's foremost researchers on human longevity. These experts—who specialise in everything from cell rejuvenation and telomere lengthening to 3D-printed organs and digitally stored DNA—reveal their latest discoveries.

With his blend of deadpan humour and clear-eyed perception, Beigbeder has penned a brutal and brilliant exposé of the enduring issue of our own mortality in A Life Without End.

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INFORMATION

ISBN: 9781642860672

Publisher: World Editions

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 14 April 2020

Country: United States

Imprint: World Editions

Illustration: Illustrations

Contributors:

Translated by Frank Wynne

Audience: General / adult

DIMENSIONS

Width: 139.0mm

Height: 215.0mm

Weight: 250g

Pages: 340

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Biography & Memoir Frederic Beigbeder Non-Fiction

About the Author

FRDRIC BEIGBEDER is a French journalist and critic, and is responsible for the literary section of Le Figaro Magazine. Also a bestselling author, his novel 99 Francs both got him fired from his advertising job and established him as a controversial force within French literature. For his other novels, he has been awarded various prizes including the 2003 Prix Interallie and the 2009 Prix Renaudot. He is a regular guest on French national morning radio, and a frequent contributor to El Pas Icon (Spain), Interview (Germany), and Esquire (Russia).

FRANK WYNNE is a literary translator, writer and editor based in London, UK. He has translated numerous French and Hispanic authors including Michel Houellebecq, Patrick Modiano, Javier Cercas, and Virginie Despentes. His work has earned him numerous prizes including the IMPAC Dublin Literary Award, the Scott Moncrieff Prize, and the Premio Valle Incln. Most recently, his translation of Animalia won the 2020 Republic of Consciousness Prize. He edited the anthology Found in Translation collecting a hundred of the finest translated stories from around the world.