Great Apes (novel)
1997 novel by Will Self
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Great Apes is a 1997 novel by Will Self.
First edition | |
| Author | Will Self |
|---|---|
| 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 |
| 823/.914 21 | |
| LC Class | PR6069.E3654 G73 1997b |
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
"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."[1]
