The I Index

The Book Against Death

Next in the queue

71

/100

I Index Overall Rating

Readers

45/100

Critics

96/100

Scholars

N/A

Author:

Elias Canetti, Peter Filkins

Publisher:

New Directions

Date:

October 8, 2024

The Nobel Prize winner Elias Canetti all his life declared himself a "mortal enemy" of death – and here, in English at last, is his landmark book on the subject.

What The Reviewers Say

Becca Rothfeld,
The Washington Post
Captivating.
Sam Sacks,
The Wall Street Journal
The book is an extraordinary performance of magical thinking that stems not just from profound grief but from obdurate ethical principle.

Publishers Weekly
Sublime.