Chimerica: A Novel

A painted lemur comes to life in this magical legal satire. Down-and-out Tamil American trial lawyer Maya Ramesh fights to save a painted lemur come to life, and in settings that range from Oakland, California, to a Malagasy rain forest, becomes a champion for them both. In magical realist tradition Anita Felicelli’s sprawling and satiric novel, Chimerica, looks at the inherent absurdities that drive systems of culture, power, and law.

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