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Mr. Fatigay, an English schoolteacher, returns to England from the Upper Congo with Emily, a chimpanzee who resolves to educate herself and become a rival for Fatigay's hand
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Praise for John Collier and "His Monkey Wife"
"A work of genius""The Boston Globe"
"From the first sentence of the novel the reader is aware that he is in the presence of a magician[Collier] casts a spell and he does so always with a smile."Paul Theroux
"A wayward masterpieceWhatever this volume has cost you, it is, believe me, a great bargain."Anthony Burgess
"It is impossible to convey the subtle wit which makes you laugh out loud, the beauty and penetrating satire which blend so perfectly into its brilliance.""Booklist"
"The whole is written with sly humor throughout and is illuminated by splendid similes and metaphors which mark the author as a true humorist.""New York Times""
Praise for John Collier and His Monkey Wife
-A work of genius---The Boston Globe
-From the first sentence of the novel the reader is aware that he is in the presence of a magician...[Collier] casts a spell and he does so always with a smile.---Paul Theroux
-A wayward masterpiece...Whatever this volume has cost you, it is, believe me, a great bargain.---Anthony Burgess
-It is impossible to convey the subtle wit which makes you laugh out loud, the beauty and penetrating satire which blend so perfectly into its brilliance.---Booklist
-The whole is written with sly humor throughout and is illuminated by splendid similes and metaphors which mark the author as a true humorist.---New York Times
Praise for John Collier and His Monkey Wife
"A work of genius"--The Boston Globe
"From the first sentence of the novel the reader is aware that he is in the presence of a magician...[Collier] casts a spell and he does so always with a smile."--Paul Theroux
"A wayward masterpiece...Whatever this volume has cost you, it is, believe me, a great bargain."--Anthony Burgess
"It is impossible to convey the subtle wit which makes you laugh out loud, the beauty and penetrating satire which blend so perfectly into its brilliance."--Booklist
"The whole is written with sly humor throughout and is illuminated by splendid similes and metaphors which mark the author as a true humorist."--New York Times
About the Author
John Collier (1901-1980) was born in Britain, but spent much of his life in the U.S., where he wrote screenplays for Hollywood (The African Queen, Sylvia Scarlet, and I Am a Camera among them) and short stories for The New Yorker and other magazines. He was also a poet, editor, and reviewer.
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- PublisherOxford Paperbacks
- Publication date1996
- ISBN 10 0192814079
- ISBN 13 9780192814074
- BindingPaperback
- Number of pages292
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