A coming-of-age novel of a young nihilist fighting the pull of a higher calling. Written in a terse, compelling voice, with several unusual literary conventions including the use of numbers instead of names (hence the titular character 1) andMoreA coming-of-age novel of a young nihilist fighting the pull of a higher calling. Written in a terse, compelling voice, with several unusual literary conventions including the use of numbers instead of names (hence the titular character 1) and offering no gender-specific pronouns or other gender-identifying references for the main characters, this novel is a voyage of discovery.
Interspersed with four letters 1 might write should 1 accept the calling - which is not a foregone conclusion...