Nobel Prize-winner Jose Saramago\'s brilliant novel poses the question--what happens when the grim reaper decides there will be no more death? On the first day of the new year, no one dies.
Then reality.
They have achieved the great goal of humanity: eternal life.
Among the general public, on the other hand, there is initially celebration--flags are hung out on balconies, people dance in the streets.
This of course causes consternation among politicians, religious leaders, morticians, and doctors.
Nobel Prize-winner Jose Saramago\'s brilliant novel poses the question--what happens when the grim reaper decides there will be no more death? On the first day of the new year, no one dies