SOLVED. YA fiction. Institutionalized young man is genius and missing all limbs except vestigial arm since birth. He's very funny, thinks the main doctor/ person in charge is his father. Read 2014-2018. [s]

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fiction book about a young genius named something like Ivan? who is missing all his limbs but one arm(?) birth defects in an institution. there were descriptions of his masturbation habits. He could crawl around. I think he was searching for his birth family. I think he suspects the main dr or person who runs it to be his father. I think there might be some romance. He was very funny.

I read it some time between 2014-2018. Thanks!



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his nurse eventually adopts him. i think he dies in the end

[Kris]

A., what is the story's time period and location/country?

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I wish I remembered! I think it was "modern day" but I'm not positive. And I can't remember location or country. I remember that I don't think his name is native American/English so maybe the book is translated from another language

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I got a chance to ask my daughter and she remembered it:
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/3...

[Rainbowheart]

Glad you found it!

The Invisible Life of Ivan Isaenko for the trackable link.