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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... thing I knew it was 'declarative illocutionary point' this, 'deontic modality' that, blah blah blah.” She emphasized the “blahs” with her hands, waving the Afrin bottle in one and the crumpled tissue in the other. “I almost lost it on ...
... thing I knew it was 'declarative illocutionary point' this, 'deontic modality' that, blah blah blah.” She emphasized the “blahs” with her hands, waving the Afrin bottle in one and the crumpled tissue in the other. “I almost lost it on ...
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... thing would seem to your average, everyday person? The concept that you can insult an animal in a social situation and have to make it up to him? And possibly fail? That you can have a two-way conversation with apes, in human language ...
... thing would seem to your average, everyday person? The concept that you can insult an animal in a social situation and have to make it up to him? And possibly fail? That you can have a two-way conversation with apes, in human language ...
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... thing, but since she'd backtracked immediately he left it alone. It was also interesting that she'd later called the bonobos her family. Maybe he could coax her into opening up in a follow-up interview. They'd definitely made a ...
... thing, but since she'd backtracked immediately he left it alone. It was also interesting that she'd later called the bonobos her family. Maybe he could coax her into opening up in a follow-up interview. They'd definitely made a ...
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... things quiet until they moved in together. Besides which, although Celia apparently had no idea, Peter disliked her. “What?” Celia stopped digging vegetable peelings out of the bottom of the sink and glanced down the length of her arm ...
... things quiet until they moved in together. Besides which, although Celia apparently had no idea, Peter disliked her. “What?” Celia stopped digging vegetable peelings out of the bottom of the sink and glanced down the length of her arm ...
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... thing when a bonobo came up with an insult like “dirty bad toilet” on his own, and quite another to acquire “dumbass” from a human. Although Bonzi had been conversing with Celia, she was now looking intently at Isabel. Her expression ...
... thing when a bonobo came up with an insult like “dirty bad toilet” on his own, and quite another to acquire “dumbass” from a human. Although Bonzi had been conversing with Celia, she was now looking intently at Isabel. Her expression ...
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Chapter 20 | |
Authors Note | |
Dedication Acknowledgments | |
About the Author | |
Discussion Questions for Ape House | |
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