Zero K by Don DeLillo - Lamenting Transhumanism

Examining a lesser work of an eminent author.

Zero K seems like an entreaty for a film adaptation from Alex Garland (I jest... sort of).

Plot Summary

Zero K is a novel by Don DeLillo that explores the themes of mortality, technology, and human identity. The novel is narrated by Jeffrey Lockhart, a thirtysomething man who is invited by his billionaire father, Ross, to visit a mysterious facility in a remote desert. Ross is of course a wealthy businessman who has invested in the Convergence, a project that aims to preserve human bodies and minds through cryonics, in the hope of resurrecting them in the future. Ross's younger second wife, Artis, is dying of late stage multiple sclerosis and has decided to undergo the procedure. Jeffrey is skeptical and uneasy about the Convergence, which he sees as a cult-like organization that preys on people's fear of death and promises them a vague and uncertain afterlife.