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The title Eli Harpo’s Adventure to the Afterlife sets the satirical tone of the novel. It’s hyperbolic along the lines of Michael Chabon’s The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier & Clay. And it’s of course tongue-in-cheek. The whole book is about Eli’s doubt that he went to Heaven and his rejection of the myth his father raised him to believe.
What’s in a name?
Eli is named after the Elijah of the Bible, a prophet who entered Heaven alive by fire. I chose the name Harpo because...[read on]
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