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Summary

Amphibian Man is a novel by Russian author Alexander Belyaev, first published in 1928. The story follows Ichthyander, a young man who can breathe underwater thanks to a surgical operation performed by his adoptive father, Dr. Salvator. The operation involved the transplantation of shark gills. Ichthyander falls in love with a girl named Guttiere and experiences a conflict between his love for the sea and his desire to be with his beloved on land. The novel touches on themes of human identity, freedom of choice, and the moral dilemmas of human intervention in nature.