NULL-ABC - H. Beam Piper and John J. McGuire

NULL-ABC by H. Beam Piper and John J. McGuire depicts a future society where literacy is outlawed and knowledge is transmitted only through speech and memory. The government strictly controls education, enforcing ignorance to maintain order. When a rebellion of “readers” emerges, they threaten the balance of this controlled world. The story explores the power of knowledge and the danger of suppressing human curiosity and free thought.