A "New York Times Book Review" Editors' Choice
Havana, 1957. On the same day that the Mafia capo Umberto Anastasia is assassinated in a barber's chair in New York, a hippopotamus escapes from the zoo and is shot and killed by its pursuers. Assigned to cover the zoo story, Joaquin Porrata, a young Cuban journalist, finds himself embroiled in the mysterious connections between the hippo's death and the mafioso's in this intoxicating story of murder, mobsters, and, finally, love.
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A "New York Times Book Review" Editors' Choice
Havana, 1957. On the same day that the Mafia capo Umberto Anastasia is assassinated in a barber's chair in New York, a hippopotamus escapes from the zoo and is shot and killed by its pursuers. Assigned to cover the zoo story, Joaquin Porrata, a young Cuban journalist, finds himself embroiled in the mysterious connections between the hippo's death and the mafioso's in this intoxicating story of murder, mobsters, and, finally, love.
Imprint | Picador USA |
Country of origin | United States |
Release date | December 2007 |
Availability | Supplier out of stock. If you add this item to your wish list we will let you know when it becomes available. |
First published | December 2007 |
Authors | Mayra Montero |
Translators | Edith Grossman |
Dimensions | 213 x 137 x 23mm (L x W x T) |
Format | Paperback - Trade |
Pages | 272 |
ISBN-13 | 978-0-312-42673-6 |
Barcode | 9780312426736 |
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LSN | 0-312-42673-9 |