''Zero K'' is a 2016 novel by American author

Don DeLillo Donald Richard DeLillo (born November 20, 1936) is an American novelist, short story writer, playwright, screenwriter and essayist. His works have covered subjects as diverse as television, nuclear war, sports, the complexities of language, perf ...

Plot summary

The novel concerns a billionaire, Ross Lockhart, who is inspired by the

terminal illness Terminal illness or end-stage disease is a disease that cannot be cured or adequately treated and is expected to result in the death of the patient. This term is more commonly used for progressive diseases such as cancer, dementia or advanced h ...

of his wife Artis to seek

immortality Immortality is the concept of eternal life. Some modern species may possess biological immortality. Some scientists, futurists, and philosophers have theorized about the immortality of the human body, with some suggesting that human immorta ...

for both of them through

cryopreservation Cryo-preservation or cryo-conservation is a process where organisms, organelles, cells, tissues, extracellular matrix, organs, or any other biological constructs susceptible to damage caused by unregulated chemical kinetics are preserved by co ...

. The novel is narrated by Ross' son, Jeffrey. DeLillo has described ''Zero K'' as 'a leap out of the bare-skinned narratives of ''Point Omega'' and ''The Body Artist''.'

Reception

''Zero K'' received positive reviews from critics.

Audiobook

The audiobook is read by

Thomas Sadoski Thomas Christian Sadoski (born July 1, 1976) is an American stage, film, and television actor. He is best known for his roles as Don Keefer in the HBO series '' The Newsroom'' and as Matt Short in the sitcom television series '' Life in Pieces'' ...

Television adaptation

In March 2017, filmmaker Charlie McDowell announced he was adapting ''Zero K'' as a limited series for FX with

Noah Hawley Noah ''Nukh''; am, ኖህ, ''Noḥ''; ar, نُوح '; grc, Νῶε ''Nôe'' () is the tenth and last of the pre-Flood patriarchs in the traditions of Abrahamic religions. His story appears in the Hebrew Bible (Book of Genesis, chapters 5– ...

and Scott Rudin producing.

References

2016 American novels Novels about death Novels by Don DeLillo Charles Scribner's Sons books Cryonics in fiction {{2010s-novel-stub