The Evolution Man - Softcover

Lewis, Roy

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0552993468 ISBN 13: 9780552993463

Publisher: Corgi, 1989

Synopsis

Here is a typical Stone Age family, reimagined by Roy Lewis in this hilarious novel as characters in some glittering drawing-room comedy. Father, who has a scientific turn of mind, has just discovered fire. Mother makes sure the children finish supper, even when the plat du jour is toad. Uncle Vanya thinks that the species has been flirting with disaster ever since it began to chip flint into tools. While little Alexander has gotten himself in deep trouble by making the first cave painting: artists are always so misunderstood.
Long out of print, The Evolution Manwould make Charles Darwin turn over in his grave. Lewis has written awitty, intelligent satire ofthe lives of our remote ancestors, complete with highly revisionist accounts of everything from the origins of courtship to the staples of Pleistocene cuisine. It's the funniest thing to happen to prehistory since Raquel Welch donned a fur bikini in One Million B.C."

About this title

Synopsis

Containing an eyewitness account of the first human courtship ever, a study of the lives of an everyday, ordinary cave family includes portraits of Mom, the ape woman; brother William and his attempted animal domestication; and Dad, the inventor.

About the Author

Roy Lewis was an English author and journalist. He was born in 1913 and for many years wrote for The Times and The Economist. He is best known for his novelThe Evolution Man. Lewis died in 1996."

Edition details

• Publisher: Corgi
• Publication date: 1989
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0552993468
• ISBN 13: 9780552993463
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 160