From the Booker Prize-winning author of The Sea comes a novel that is at once a gloriously earthy romp and a wise look at the terrible, wonderful plight of being human.“One of the great living masters of English-language prose. The Infinities is a dazzling example of that mastery.” —Los Angeles TimesOn a languid midsummer’s day in the countryside, the Godley family gathers at the bedside of Adam, a renowned mathematician and their patriarch. But they are not alone in their vigil. Around them hovers a clan of mischievous immortals—Zeus, Pan, and Hermes among them—who begin to stir up trouble for the Godleys, to sometimes wildly unintended effect. Read more XRay Not Enabled ISBN13 978-0307592873 Language English File size 3.0 MB Page Flip Enabled Publisher Vintage Word Wise Enabled Print length 290 pages Accessibility Learn more Screen Reader Supported Publication date February 17, 2010 Enhanced typesetting Enabled