William Saroyan's Ben

A haunting, human, and darkly comic exploration of fate, fear, and the fragile line between the ordinary and the unknowable.

William Saroyan’s Six Hundred and Sixty-Six is a masterclass in tension built from simplicity. At first glance, the story appears almost incidental, a quiet moment, a number, a passing thought. But as only Saroyan can do, what begins as something small and seemingly insignificant slowly expands into something unsettling, philosophical, and deeply human.

This 16-page piece is an homage to Saroyan the author and Armenian.