“The Immortals” by Martin Amis

Looking into the future through a pair of unreliable eyes.

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An integral part of the collection entitled “Einstein’s Monsters” (1987), “The Immortals” by Martin Amis is barely a seven-and-a-half-page short story filled with reminiscences, experiences and future predictions by an unnamed narrator. Claiming as ‘an immortal’, the narrator takes the readers on a historical ride…