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In an otherworldly story set against the backdrop of Cold War-era America, an amphibious man is discovered in the Amazon--and subsequently finds love within the human race. In 1962, Elisa Esposito-- mute her whole life-- works as a janitor working the graveyard shift at Baltimore's Occam Aerosp...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Toro, Guillermo del, 1964- (Author), Kraus, Daniel, 1975- (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: New York : Feiwel & Friends, 2018.
Edition:First edition.
Subjects:
Mermen > Fiction.
Cold War > Fiction.
Amphibians as laboratory animals > Fiction.
Mute persons > Fiction.
Janitors > Fiction
Tritons (Mythologie) > Romans, nouvelles, etc.
Guerre froide > Romans, nouvelles, etc.
Amphibiens (Animaux de laboratoire) > Romans, nouvelles, etc.
Personnes muettes > Romans, nouvelles, etc.
FICTION > Magical Realism.
FICTION > Historical > General.
FICTION > Fantasy > Romantic.
Cold War > (1945-1989)
Janitors > Fiction.
Man-woman relationships > Fiction.
Amphibians as laboratory animals.
Mermen.
Mute persons.
Magic realism (Literature)
Fantasy fiction.
Love stories.
Fiction.
Historical fiction.
Magic realist fiction.
Romance fiction.

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