While undergoing hypnosis, the protagonist of this novel imagines himself searching for a hostile mermaid. This novel's protagonist dates a red-haired woman whom he envisions having black hair at a funeral. A character in this novel dies from running into a wall because he is treated at a maternity ward to save money. Its main character is disgusted by his lover after discovering that she is a grandmother, instead shifting his infatuation to (*) Memo Paris. In its first section, the protagonist is shot with a silver bullet by Harriet Byrd. This novel's protagonist calls his most prized possession "Wonderboy," and leads the New York Knights to
While undergoing hypnosis, the protagonist of this novel imagines himself searching for a hostile mermaid. This novel's protagonist dates a red-haired woman whom he envisions having black hair at a funeral. A character in this novel dies from running into a wall because he is treated at a maternity ward to save money. Its main character is disgusted by his lover after discovering that she is a grandmother, instead shifting his infatuation to (*) Memo Paris. In its first section, the protagonist is shot with a silver bullet by Harriet Byrd. This novel's protagonist calls his most prized possession "Wonderboy," and leads the New York Knights to a fantastic win streak before striking out and failing to capture a pennant. For 10 points, name this book about baseball player Roy Hobbs, the first novel by Bernard Malamud.
While undergoing hypnosis, the protagonist of this novel imagines himself searching for a hostile mermaid.
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