Ape House: A NovelRandom House Publishing Group, 7 Sep 2010 - 320 halaman NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • A “propulsive” (Entertainment Weekly) novel “full of heart, hope, and compelling questions about who we really are” (Redbook) from the acclaimed author of At the Water’s Edge and Water for Elephants “Terrific: an incisive piece of social commentary.”—The New York Times Book Review Isabel Duncan, a scientist at the Great Ape Language Lab, doesn’t understand people, but apes she gets—especially the bonobos Sam, Bonzi, Lola, Mbongo, Jelani, and Makena, who are capable of reason and communication through American Sign Language. Isabel feels more comfortable in their world than she’s ever felt among humans—until she meets John Thigpen, a very married reporter writing a human interest feature. But when an explosion rocks the lab, John’s piece turns into the story of a lifetime—and Isabel must connect with her own kind to save her family of apes from a new form of human exploitation. |
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... What he really needed to do was transcribe the interview with Isabel while he could still recall and annotate the non-aural details: her expressions and gestures, and the moment—unexpected and lovely—when she'd broken into ASL. He ...
... What he really needed to do was transcribe the interview with Isabel while he could still recall and annotate the non-aural details: her expressions and gestures, and the moment—unexpected and lovely—when she'd broken into ASL. He ...
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... what it is. It just ... is. I felt very strongly that this was where I belonged. So he let you. ID: Not quite. [laughs] He told me that if I took a comprehensive linguistics course over the summer, read all his work, and came back to ...
... what it is. It just ... is. I felt very strongly that this was where I belonged. So he let you. ID: Not quite. [laughs] He told me that if I took a comprehensive linguistics course over the summer, read all his work, and came back to ...
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... what happened after she left. The party hadn't quite reached the lampshade stage, but that was certainly the trajectory—veiled grief, an endless supply of alcohol, and resentment on the part of a select few over Peter's appointment made ...
... what happened after she left. The party hadn't quite reached the lampshade stage, but that was certainly the trajectory—veiled grief, an endless supply of alcohol, and resentment on the part of a select few over Peter's appointment made ...
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... what I thought,” she said. She squeezed a glob of Lubriderm onto her palm and massaged it into his long, heavily knuckled hand. As one, the bonobos turned to face the hallway. “What is it?” Isabel looked from face to face, puzzled ...
... what I thought,” she said. She squeezed a glob of Lubriderm onto her palm and massaged it into his long, heavily knuckled hand. As one, the bonobos turned to face the hallway. “What is it?” Isabel looked from face to face, puzzled ...
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... What's up?” She smiled coyly. “You first. How was the trip?” A bolt of joy displaced his apprehension. He tucked the ... What is that?” “Hang on,” he said, taking the phone back. He zoomed in on the image of a real live stranger reading ...
... What's up?” She smiled coyly. “You first. How was the trip?” A bolt of joy displaced his apprehension. He tucked the ... What is that?” “Hang on,” he said, taking the phone back. He zoomed in on the image of a real live stranger reading ...
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Chapter 20 | |
Authors Note | |
Dedication Acknowledgments | |
About the Author | |
Discussion Questions for Ape House | |
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