The Immortalists
Published in 2014, The Immortalists is a stage-magic fiction novel by Chloe Benjamin. Much of the action takes place in United States. Key subjects include fortune-tellers, families, brothers and sisters and family life.
Open Library readers give it an average of 3.6 out of 5 from 12 ratings, and 40 more have it on their want-to-read list. It has been published in 16 editions across 3 languages. It appeared on the New York Times Combined Print And E-Book Fiction bestseller list in 2018.
At about 407 pages, most readers finish it in 7–8 hours.
About The Immortalists
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.
Awards & lists
- 📰New York Times bestseller list — Combined Print And E-Book Fiction, 2018
Quick answers
Who wrote The Immortalists?
The Immortalists was written by Chloe Benjamin and first published in 2014.
What genre is The Immortalists?
It is usually shelved as Magicians & Illusionists.
How long is The Immortalists?
The median edition has 407 pages, about 7–8 hours of reading at 250 words per minute.
What books are similar to The Immortalists?
Readers who like it often enjoy The Last Olympian, The Lost Heir and The Star-Touched Queen.
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