Montero Mayra, 1952- <br/><br/>
In the palm of darkness  : a novel 
/ Mayra Montero ; translated from the Spanish by Edith Grossman 
 - New York  : HarperPerennial  , 1998, c1995 
 - 181 p.  ; 22 cm. 
<br/><br/> "Translation of Tú, la oscuridad, a work by a Cuban-born author now living in Puerto Rico. The Quest for an Elusive Amphibian in the Mountains of violence-torn Haiti brings together an unlikely pair of hunters -- American herpetologist Victor Grigg and his Haitian guide Thierry Adrien -- whose individual stories unfold and intertwine in a mesmerizing tale of love, sex, and fraternal rivalry; the propagation and extinction of species in the natural world; and the mysterious forces of nature that govern the fate of all living creatures. 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>9780060929060 
<br/><br/><label>LCCN: </label>96041303 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Herpetologists----Fiction<br/>Endangered species----Fiction
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Geographic Terms: </label><br/>Haiti----Fiction
<br/><br/><label>Index Terms--Genre/Form: </label><br/>Adventure stories
<br/><br/><label>LC Class. No.: </label>PQ7440.M56  / T813 1997 
<br/><br/><label>Dewey Class. No.: </label>LAS FIC MON