Great Apes (novel)

Great Apes

First edition
Author Will Self
Country United Kingdom
Language English
Publisher Bloomsbury Publishing
Publication date
15 May 1997
Media type Print Paperback
Pages 288 pp
ISBN 978-0-7475-2987-3
OCLC 37421032
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

"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]

References

  1. Sahota, Kohinoor (2009-01-19). "Guardian 1000 Novels you Must Read". The Guardian. Retrieved 2009-03-10.
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