Revisions Of Author:Goodloe Byron Nathan First is a childlike biographer, making barely enough from his writing to survive. His only source of contact with the outside world is his sister, whose recent marriage has left Nathan to his own devices. — Moved by a paltry obituary that he reads in the paper, Nathan sets out to compose his masterpiece, a biography of an ordinary man. ... more »But this will be no ordinary book; as Nathan becomes increasingly ambitious, the project blossoms into a study of dark matter, and appears to contain the abandoned history of the world.« less