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Spiegel & Grau
September 2010
On Sale: September 7, 2010
320 pages
ISBN: 0385523211
EAN: 9780385523219
Hardcover
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Sam, Bonzi, Lola, Mbongo, Jelani, and Makena are no ordinary
apes. These bonobos, like others of their species, are
capable of reason and carrying on deep relationships—but
unlike most bonobos, they also know American Sign Language. Isabel Duncan, a scientist at the Great Ape Language Lab,
doesn’t understand people, but animals she gets—especially
the bonobos. Isabel feels more comfortable in their world
than she’s ever felt among humans . . . until she meets John
Thigpen, a very married reporter who braves the ever-present
animal rights protesters outside the lab to see what’s
really going on inside. When an explosion rocks the lab, severely injuring Isabel
and “liberating” the apes, John’s human interest piece turns
into the story of a lifetime, one he’ll risk his career and
his marriage to follow. Then a reality TV show featuring the
missing apes debuts under mysterious circumstances, and it
immediately becomes the biggest—and unlikeliest—phenomenon
in the history of modern media. Millions of fans are glued
to their screens watching the apes order greasy take-out,
have generous amounts of sex, and sign for Isabel to come
get them. Now, to save her family of apes from this parody
of human life, Isabel must connect with her own kind,
including John, a green-haired vegan, and a retired porn
star with her own agenda. Ape House delivers great entertainment, but it also opens
the animal world to us in ways few novels have done,
securing Sara Gruen’s place as a master storyteller who
allows us to see ourselves as we never have before.
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