Great Apes - Self, Will
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When artist Simon Dykes wakes after a late night of routine debauchery, he discovers that his world has changed beyond recognition. His girlfriend, Sarah, has turned into a chimpanzee. And, to Simon s appalled surprise, so has the rest of humanity. Simon, under the bizarre delusion that he is human , is confined to an emergency psychiatric ward. There he becomes of considerable interest to eminent psychologist and chimp, Dr Zack Busner. For with this fascinating case, Busner thinks may finally make his reputation as a truly great ape.

Produktbeschreibung
When artist Simon Dykes wakes after a late night of routine debauchery, he discovers that his world has changed beyond recognition. His girlfriend, Sarah, has turned into a chimpanzee. And, to Simon s appalled surprise, so has the rest of humanity. Simon, under the bizarre delusion that he is human , is confined to an emergency psychiatric ward. There he becomes of considerable interest to eminent psychologist and chimp, Dr Zack Busner. For with this fascinating case, Busner thinks may finally make his reputation as a truly great ape.
Autorenporträt
Will Self, geb. 1961 in London, studierte in Oxford, gründete eine Punkband, arbeitete als Journalist und Kartoonist, 1991 veröffentlichte er sein erstes Buch. "Die Quantitätstheorie des Irrsinns", wurde für den John Llewellyn Rhys Prize nominiert, erhielt 1992 den Geoffrey Faber Memorial Prize, kam 1993 auf die Granta-Liste der 20 besten jungen Autoren Großbritanniens.
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"Exultantly hallucinogenic ... achieves the rare feat of temporarily altering the reader`s perspective." (Guardian)