{"product_id":"9780312427122","title":"The Woman and the Ape : A Novel","description":"\u003cstrong\u003eThe Woman and the Ape\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor(s): Peter Høeg\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Woman and the Ape\u003c\/i\u003e is the story of a unique and unforgettable couple--Madelene and Erasmus. Madelene is the wife of Adam Burden, a distinguished behavioral scientist. Erasmus--the unlikely prince--is a 300-pound ape. Brought to the Burdens' London home after escaping from animal smugglers, Erasmus is discovered to be a highly intelligent anthropoid ape, the closest thing yet to a human being. Madelene decides to save Erasmus, and between them blossoms a profound affection as deep as any human relationship. A fable for our time, \u003ci\u003eThe Woman and the Ape\u003c\/i\u003e poses searching questions about the nature of love, freedom, and humanity.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eReview(s):\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e“\u003ci\u003eThe Woman and the Ape\u003c\/i\u003e has many arrestingly stylish and inventive passages and an overall brilliance of tone that shows once again the originality of Mr. Høeg's voice.” —\u003ci\u003eThe New York Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“A witty, compelling thriller that touches a primal nerve that has lain dormant since King Kong fell hard for Fay Wray.” —\u003ci\u003eFrancine Prose, People\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“This decade's most offbeat love story . . . Funny, often touching, and definitely inventive.” —\u003ci\u003eDavid Walton, St. Petersburg Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“\u003ci\u003eThe Woman and the Ape \u003c\/i\u003eis great fun to read. . . . Peter Høeg has written an intelligent novel of ideas and slyly disguised it as a lighthearted comedy. . . . He's figured out how to blend his various styles into a distinctive voice that's satiric, deadpan funny, at once warm and cool.” —\u003ci\u003eBrigitte Frase, Newsday\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“No imaginative writer working today is any more daring than Danish novelist Peter Høeg, any more willing to shock readers with something that is genuinely new. . . . He does it again with this utterly original mix of fantasy, fable, myth, and love story.” —\u003ci\u003eBill Ott, Booklist (starred review)\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“This should confirm Peter Høeg's place as one of the most creative and interesting authors today.” —\u003ci\u003eElizabeth D. Dickie, Richmond Times-Dispatch\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“One of the most griping books I've read in years. It moved me so deeply that by the end I found myself weeping.” —\u003ci\u003eElizabeth Marshall Thomas, The Village Voice Literary Supplement\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“An engrossing fable.” —\u003ci\u003eDeloris Ament, The Seattle Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eISBN:  9780312427122\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e ","brand":"Picador","offers":[{"title":"Paperback \/ softback","offer_id":40673523695822,"sku":"9780312427122","price":21.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0600\/7029\/7806\/products\/getimage_96b6a1b7-04b6-4f2c-9861-d92110e58061.jpg?v=1639886777","url":"https:\/\/pickwickbookshop.com\/products\/9780312427122","provider":"Pickwick Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}