Zero Degree

Zero Degree is a 1998 postmodern, transgressive, lipogrammatic novel by Tamil author Charu Nivedita, who is based in India.

Zero Degree follows the life of a protagonist who navigates through a series of surreal and chaotic events.

The story delves into themes of identity, sexuality, and existential angst, with vivid and often disturbing imagery.

The protagonist encounters various characters and situations that challenge conventional norms and societal expectations.

The novel is known for its experimental style, incorporating elements of phone sex conversations, nightmarish torture scenes, tender love poems, numerology, mythology, and compulsive name-dropping of Latin American intellectuals.