by Guillermo del Toro, Daniel Kraus · Umbriel · tapa blanda · ISBN 9788492915996
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«La forma del agua» is the fantasy and romance novel by Guillermo del Toro and Daniel Kraus, published by Umbriel in paperback (384 pages, in Spanish).
In Cold War Baltimore, a mute woman who works cleaning the Occam aerospace research center discovers an amphibian man captured in the Amazon. Between them a unique connection is born through sign language, in a story that weaves fantasy, horror and romance.
The novel was published on February 27, 2018 in the Umbriel fantasía collection, with translation by Antonio Padilla Esteban. Original work in English titled The Shape of Water.
For readers of fantasy and romance who want to discover the literary version of the story that Guillermo del Toro recreated in the movies.
Guillermo del Toro Gómez is a Mexican filmmaker, author, and artist. His work has been characterized by a strong connection to fairy tales, gothicism, and horror, often blending the genres, with an effort to infuse visual or poetic beauty in the grotesque. He has had a lifelong fascination with monsters, which he considers symbols of great power. del Toro is known for pioneering dark fantasy in the film industry and for his use of insectile and religious imagery, his themes of Catholicism, celebrating imperfection, underworld motifs, practical special effects, and dominant amber lighting.
