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In “Down the Rabbit Hole,” young Tochtli dreams of a new pet for his private zoo—a pygmy hippopotamus from Liberia. He lives in his father’s opulent hideout, surrounded by hit men, drug dealers, and a reckless lifestyle.
Tochtli’s quest to grant his eccentric wish sets him on a wild, darkly comic path that exposes the bizarre reality of his family’s world and the thin line between childhood wonder and the harsh world of drug trafficking.
First publish date: 2011
Genre: General Fiction/General Fiction
Authors: Juan Pablo Villalobos
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