Not being so literary, I have never written a fictional novel. However, with your agent question here are my answers. The agents can be searched under name, place, and speciality. My second choice would be to get hold of Writers Digest Books Guide to Literary Agents. This is a comprehensive list of agents throughout the world.
Some agents charge reading fees.
As far as I am concerned, this is a no-go. Anyway, hope this all answered your questions. JL Ref 109. I will thank you very much for any help you can give me on this. Leopoldo Bolanos from Mexico.