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Who?
Published 1958 by Pyramid Books · 157 pages
Hugo · 1959
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3 award entries · 3 books · 0 wins · 1959–1994
Synopsis
After a laboratory explosion near the East-West border, American scientist Lucas Martino is returned by the Soviets with a metal prosthetic face and arm, making it impossible to verify his identity. Western intelligence must determine whether this metal-faced man is truly Martino or a Soviet impostor, while grappling with the philosophical question of what truly defines a person's identity.
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Details
- Author nationality
- United States
- Adaptation
- Who? (film, 1974)
- ISBN
- 9781587760105