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Ever since he can remember, Animal has gone on all fours, the catastrophic

result of what happened on That Night when, thanks to an American chemical

company, the Apocalypse visited his slum. Now not quite twenty, he leads a

hand-to-mouth existence with his dog Jara and a crazy old nun called Ma

Franci, and spends his nights fantasising about Nisha, the daughter of a

local musician, and wondering what it must be like to get laid.

When a young American doctor, Elli Barber, comes to town to open a free

clinic for the still suffering townsfolk - only to find herself struggling

to convince them that she isn't there to do the dirty work of the

'Kampani' - Animal plunges into a web of intrigues, scams and plots with

the unabashed aim of turning events to his own advantage.

Compellingly honest, entertaining and entirely without self-pity, Animal's

account lights our way into his dark world with flashes of pure joy - from

the very first page all the way to the story's explosive ending.