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Author | Will Self |
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Language | English |
Publisher | Bloomsbury Publishing |
Publication date | 15 May 1997 |
Publication place | United Kingdom |
Media type | Print Paperback |
Pages | 288 |
ISBN | 978-0-7475-2987-3 |
OCLC | 37421032 |
Dewey Decimal | 823/.914 21 |
LC Class | PR6069.E3654 G73 1997b |
Great Apes is a 1997 novel by Will Self.
Plot synopsis
After a night of drug use, Simon Dykes wakes up in a world where chimpanzees have evolved to be the dominant species with self-awareness, while humans are the equivalent of chimps in our world.
Reviews
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"Planet of the Apes meets Nineteen Eighty-Four. Simon Dykes wakes up one morning to a world where chimpanzees are self-aware and humans are the equivalent of chimps in our world. Simon has lived a life of quick drugs, shallow artists and meaningless sex. But this London, much like a PG Tips advert, has chimps in human clothing but with their chimpness intact. The carnivalesque world is humorous, gripping and provocative."
References
- Sahota, Kohinoor (19 January 2009). "Guardian 1000 Novels you Must Read". The Guardian. Retrieved 10 March 2009.
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