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.
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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