The Woman and the Ape: A Novel
The Woman and the Ape is the story of a unique and unforgettable couple--Madelene and Erasmus. Madelene is the wife of Adam Burden, a distinguished behavioral scientist. Erasmus--the unlikely prince--is a 300-pound ape. Brought to the Burdens' London home after escaping from animal smugglers,...
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The Woman and the Ape is the story of a unique and unforgettable couple--Madelene and Erasmus. Madelene is the wife of Adam Burden, a distinguished behavioral scientist. Erasmus--the unlikely prince--is a 300-pound ape. Brought to the Burdens' London home after escaping from animal smugglers, Erasmus is discovered to be a highly intelligent anthropoid ape, the closest thing yet to a human being. Madelene decides to save Erasmus, and between them blossoms a profound affection as deep as any human relationship. A fable for our time, The Woman and the Ape poses searching questions about the nature of love, freedom, and humanity.
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Format: paperback
ISBN:
9780312427122 (0312427123)
ASIN: 312427123
Publish date: October 30th 2007
Publisher: Picador
Pages no: 272
Edition language: English
Category:
Fantasy,
Adventure,
Novels,
Science Fiction,
Literature,
European Literature,
Book Club,
Literary Fiction,
Contemporary,
Animals,
Scandinavian Literature,
Danish
Interesting and satisfying. The characters never quite came to life for me emotionally but certainly engaged me mentally. Good story and ends well which is always really difficult to do.
This will be a parable full of insight to some out there - skewed vets maybe.And that, ladies and gentlemen is the most charitable comment I can think of at this precise moment.
Well, that was a very surprising book indeed, everybody had said so. Reconciled myself with Peter Hoeg ( I did have some trouble with Smilla). But I must admit the man is good. It is hard to get away with such a plot.And I loved Madelene's emancipation. Thanks for "pushing" it to me, M!
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