Fire hides everywhere

Following a unique type of apocalypse (the disappearance of all except those just born or about to die) the novel sets out to explore the eternal Buddhist question: "Who is born? Who dies?" As the young are left to define their 'selves' untethered, the central character - an old man who experiences a violent stroke - begins to enlist them as placeholders for those no longer present. Likewise, when he loses his capacities as a caregiver, he contin...