Peter Høeg

The Woman and the Ape (eBook, ePUB)

A Novel
Übersetzer: Haveland, Barbara

• Format: ePub

Produktbeschreibung

The Woman and the Ape is the story of a unique and unforgettable couple-Madelene and Erasmus. Madelene-a sleeping beauty drowsing gently in an alcoholic stupor-is the beautiful and disillusioned wife of Adam Burden, a distinguished behavior scientist. Erasmus-the unlikely prince-is a 300-pound ape.

Erasmus is brought to the Burdens' London home after escaping from animal smugglers. In him Adam Burden believes he has discovered a hitherto unknown mammal, a highly intelligent anthropoid ape, the closest thing yet to a human being. If he is right, Erasmus will become the jewel of Burden's new zoo. But Madelene decides to save Erasmus, investing in her efforts all the single-mindedness she until now has reserved for drinking. The two fall in love-a love affair as emotionally and erotically charged as any female-male relationship could ever be. But Erasmus has come to England with a purpose, and eventually the couple must face the world they have sought to flee.

A fable for our time, The Woman and the Ape poses searching questions about the nature of love, freedom, and humanity

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Farrar, Straus and Giroux
• Seitenzahl: 272
• Erscheinungstermin: 30. Juli 2013
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781466850804
• Artikelnr.: 39413744

Autorenporträt

Peter Høeg; Translated by Barbara Haveland