Sample Translation Available

Internationally bestselling author Bernard Werber’s smash hit has earned him praise around the globe. At last a full-length translation by writer Bruce Benderson is available in English for review.

Michael Finch and Raoul Razorbak are childhood friends who share a decidedly un-childlike obsession with death. Michael grapples with the meaning of death and his own emotions, while Raoul is trying to uncover the mystery behind his father’s suicide. As they grow older, their youthful capers in the local cemetery are replaced by far more serious exploits. Raoul, now a scientist studying hibernation, and Michael, an anesthesiologist, are involved in a project commissioned by the President himself designed to uncover the truth about life-after-death. Together they find a way to travel further than any human has ever gone before. Embellished with ancient legends about the afterworld, this zany duo’s veritable journey to the afterlife is a magnificent blend of comedy, mystery, science fiction, and anthropology as only Bernard Werber can write it. A classic of French popular fiction.