John Berger’s one-letter novel takes its title from its one-letter protagonist: G. is a Don Juan figure whose life overlaps with major historical events of late 19th century and early 20th century Europe. The novel won the Booker Prize in 1972, and Berger’s acceptance speech just may be more famous than the work itself. Citing the then sponsoring company’s history of trading in the Caribbean, Berger said, “The modern poverty of the Caribbean is the direct result of this and similar exploitation.” Here the author of the one-lettered book may have been tempted to use two other letters: F and U.