Parted Gods follows fraternal twins Antonella and Federico Adamo, artists, lovers, and each other’s missing half, in the split second after a catastrophic accident suspends time. As Antonella slips into Federico’s memories, the novel unfolds through music, painting, and myth, tracing a relationship that refuses easy definition. Set against the intensity of Europe’s art world and the haunting pull of ancient stories, Félix-Díaz crafts a narrative that interrogates what it means to be whole and what happens when love fractures into fate.
“Are we beings derived from a single body? Can classical myths be reincorporated into the contemporary world? Alfredo Félix-Díaz has crafted a one of a kind novel, full of singular and unexpected turns,” writes Daniela Tarazona, author of The Animal on the Rock.
Born in Mexico and partly raised in California, Félix-Díaz is an award winning poet, playwright, and screenwriter whose work spans theater, film, and literature. Parted Gods marks his newest work of literary fiction, bringing cinematic intensity to themes of artistic ambition and mythic inheritance.
