First published 1963
Benny Profane drifts through life, until a chance encounter with the enigmatic Stencil sets him on a quest to uncover the identity of the elusive V. From the Navy to the Whole Sick Crew, Benny navigates a labyrinth of intrigue, where every clue leads to more questions. As he unravels the threads of V's past, the boundaries between reality and the absurd blur, leading Benny on a journey that challenges the very nature of identity and the search for meaning.
Genres: literary-fiction, american-fiction, 20th-century, adventure
Vibes: surreal, suspenseful, thought-provoking
Tropes: existential-crisis, quest, unreliable-narrator
Setting: Navy, Whole Sick Crew
Period: 20th-century
496 pages · Paperback · Harpercollins