diff --git a/python/dex/__init__.py b/python/dex/__init__.py
index 46ba9e088..c6359ccc4 100644
--- a/python/dex/__init__.py
+++ b/python/dex/__init__.py
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ def __getattr__(self, name):
     result = api.lookup(self, api.as_cstr(name))
     if not result:
       api.raise_from_dex()
-    return Atom(result, self)
+    return Atom._from_ptr(result, self)
 
 
 class Prelude(Module):
@@ -52,15 +52,35 @@ def eval(expr: str, module=prelude, _env=None):
   result = api.evalExpr(_env, api.as_cstr(expr))
   if not result:
     api.raise_from_dex()
-  return Atom(result, module)
+  return Atom._from_ptr(result, module)
 
 
 class Atom:
   __slots__ = ('__weakref__', '_as_parameter_', 'module')
 
-  def __init__(self, ptr, module):
+  def __init__(self, value):
+    catom = api.CAtom()
+    if isinstance(value, int):
+      catom.tag = 0
+      catom.value.tag = 1
+      catom.value.value = ctypes.c_int(value)
+    elif isinstance(value, float):
+      catom.tag = 0
+      catom.value.tag = 4
+      catom.value.value = ctypes.c_float(value)
+    else:
+      raise ValueError("Can't convert given value to a Dex Atom")
+    self.module = prelude
+    self._as_parameter_ = api.fromCAtom(ctypes.pointer(catom))
+    if not self._as_parameter_:
+      api.raise_from_dex()
+
+  @classmethod
+  def _from_ptr(cls, ptr, module):
+    self = super().__new__(cls)
     self._as_parameter_ = ptr
     self.module = module
+    return self
 
   def __del__(self):
     # TODO: Free
diff --git a/python/dex/api.py b/python/dex/api.py
index 9bd272230..910137ed0 100644
--- a/python/dex/api.py
+++ b/python/dex/api.py
@@ -17,11 +17,22 @@ def tagged_union(name: str, members: List[type]):
   payload = type(name + "Payload", (ctypes.Union,), {"_fields_": named_members})
   union = type(name, (ctypes.Structure,), {
     "_fields_": [("tag", ctypes.c_uint64), ("payload", payload)],
-    "value": property(lambda self: getattr(self.payload, f"t{self.tag}")),
+    "value": property(
+        fget=lambda self: getattr(self.payload, f"t{self.tag}"),
+        fset=lambda self, value: setattr(self.payload, f"t{self.tag}", value)),
+    "Payload": payload,
   })
   return union
 
-CLit = tagged_union("Lit", [ctypes.c_int64, ctypes.c_int32, ctypes.c_int8, ctypes.c_double, ctypes.c_float])
+CLit = tagged_union("Lit", [
+  ctypes.c_int64,
+  ctypes.c_int32,
+  ctypes.c_uint8,
+  ctypes.c_double,
+  ctypes.c_float,
+  ctypes.c_uint32,
+  ctypes.c_uint64
+])
 class CRectArray(ctypes.Structure):
   _fields_ = [("data", ctypes.c_void_p),
               ("shape_ptr", ctypes.POINTER(ctypes.c_int64)),
@@ -65,8 +76,9 @@ def dex_func(name, *signature):
 evalExpr = dex_func('dexEvalExpr', HsContextPtr, ctypes.c_char_p,            HsAtomPtr)
 lookup   = dex_func('dexLookup',   HsContextPtr, ctypes.c_char_p,            HsAtomPtr)
 
-print   = dex_func('dexPrint',   HsAtomPtr,           ctypes.c_char_p)
-toCAtom = dex_func('dexToCAtom', HsAtomPtr, CAtomPtr, ctypes.c_int)
+print     = dex_func('dexPrint',     HsAtomPtr,           ctypes.c_char_p)
+toCAtom   = dex_func('dexToCAtom',   HsAtomPtr, CAtomPtr, ctypes.c_int)
+fromCAtom = dex_func('dexFromCAtom', CAtomPtr,            HsAtomPtr)
 
 createJIT  = dex_func('dexCreateJIT',  HsJITPtr)
 destroyJIT = dex_func('dexDestroyJIT', HsJITPtr, None)
diff --git a/python/tests/api_test.py b/python/tests/api_test.py
index 9a7c0d353..96f806d49 100644
--- a/python/tests/api_test.py
+++ b/python/tests/api_test.py
@@ -39,6 +39,8 @@ def addOne (x: Float) : Float = x + 1.0
   def test_scalar_conversions(self):
     assert float(dex.eval("5.0")) == 5.0
     assert int(dex.eval("5")) == 5
+    assert str(dex.Atom(5)) == "5"
+    assert str(dex.Atom(5.0)) == "5."
 
 
 if __name__ == "__main__":
diff --git a/src/Dex/Foreign/API.hs b/src/Dex/Foreign/API.hs
index f6c8349c7..70d15571c 100644
--- a/src/Dex/Foreign/API.hs
+++ b/src/Dex/Foreign/API.hs
@@ -31,8 +31,9 @@ foreign export ccall "dexEvalExpr" dexEvalExpr :: Ptr Context -> CString   -> IO
 foreign export ccall "dexLookup"   dexLookup   :: Ptr Context -> CString   -> IO (Ptr Atom)
 
 -- Serialization
-foreign export ccall "dexPrint"    dexPrint    :: Ptr Atom                 -> IO CString
-foreign export ccall "dexToCAtom"  dexToCAtom  :: Ptr Atom    -> Ptr CAtom -> IO CInt
+foreign export ccall "dexPrint"     dexPrint      :: Ptr Atom                      -> IO CString
+foreign export ccall "dexToCAtom"   dexToCAtom    :: Ptr Atom    -> Ptr CAtom      -> IO CInt
+foreign export ccall "dexFromCAtom" dexFromCAtom  :: Ptr CAtom                     -> IO (Ptr Atom)
 
 -- JIT
 foreign export ccall "dexCreateJIT"  dexCreateJIT  :: IO (Ptr JIT)
diff --git a/src/Dex/Foreign/Serialize.hs b/src/Dex/Foreign/Serialize.hs
index b2d3a223f..f97e37982 100644
--- a/src/Dex/Foreign/Serialize.hs
+++ b/src/Dex/Foreign/Serialize.hs
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
 
 module Dex.Foreign.Serialize (
   CAtom,
-  dexPrint, dexToCAtom
+  dexPrint, dexToCAtom, dexFromCAtom
   ) where
 
 import Data.Word
@@ -79,3 +79,12 @@ dexToCAtom atomPtr resultPtr = do
     _ -> notSerializable
   where
     notSerializable = setError "Unserializable atom" $> 0
+
+dexFromCAtom :: Ptr CAtom -> IO (Ptr Atom)
+dexFromCAtom catomPtr = do
+  catom <- peek catomPtr
+  case catom of
+    CLit lit         -> toStablePtr $ Con $ Lit lit
+    CRectArray _ _ _ -> unsupported
+  where
+    unsupported = setError "Unsupported CAtom" $> nullPtr