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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... don't see how I could have given them anything from behind glass. I would have stood at the back of the room if she'd asked me. Hell, I'd have worn a gas mask.” She paused to snort Afrin up both nostrils and then honked mightily into a ...
... don't see how I could have given them anything from behind glass. I would have stood at the back of the room if she'd asked me. Hell, I'd have worn a gas mask.” She paused to snort Afrin up both nostrils and then honked mightily into a ...
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... don't know if I can say 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 ...
... don't know if I can say 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 ...
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... don't care and that trait is passed along. Or maybe it's because the females would rip him to shreds. Like I said, it's a matter of some debate. JT: Do you think the apes know they're apes, or do they think they're human? ID: They know ...
... don't care and that trait is passed along. Or maybe it's because the females would rip him to shreds. Like I said, it's a matter of some debate. JT: Do you think the apes know they're apes, or do they think they're human? ID: They know ...
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... Don't worry, Bonzi. I'm not mad at you,” Isabel said, speaking and signing simultaneously. She threw an accusatory glare in Celia's direction to drive her point home. “Don't you want to watch the rest of the movie?” WANT COFFEE. “Sure ...
... Don't worry, Bonzi. I'm not mad at you,” Isabel said, speaking and signing simultaneously. She threw an accusatory glare in Celia's direction to drive her point home. “Don't you want to watch the rest of the movie?” WANT COFFEE. “Sure ...
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... don't carry this one in your teeth. Okay?” The bonobo pulled his lips back in a smile and nodded quickly. “Do you need some oil? Let me check your hands,” said Isabel, reaching for his arm. Mbongo obligingly stretched it toward her ...
... don't carry this one in your teeth. Okay?” The bonobo pulled his lips back in a smile and nodded quickly. “Do you need some oil? Let me check your hands,” said Isabel, reaching for his arm. Mbongo obligingly stretched it toward her ...
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Chapter 20 | |
Authors Note | |
Dedication Acknowledgments | |
About the Author | |
Discussion Questions for Ape House | |
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