I Who Have Never Known Men by Jacqueline Harpman

184 Pages, Published In 1995

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I Who Have Never Known Men is a short, haunting dystopian novel built on a chilling premise: one child and 39 women escape a mysterious underground cell and struggle to survive in a empty, desolate world. The child, who has never known any life before captivity, contrasts starkly with the other 39 women, who carry memories of the world they lost. Dark and hopeless in tone, the novel lingers on a profound existential question: is the purpose of life to live, or merely to postpone death?