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The Monkey's Uncle [Paperback]

Jenny Diski
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6 Oct 1994
Karl Marx, Charles Darwin, Sigmund Freud, Captain FitzRoy of "The Beagle", a chatty orangutan and mad Charlotte collide in this wicked novel of contemporary life.


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  • Paperback: 256 pages
  • Publisher: Weidenfeld & Nicolson History; New edition edition (6 Oct 1994)
  • Language: English
  • ISBN-10: 1857991540
  • ISBN-13: 978-1857991543
  • Product Dimensions: 19.4 x 13 x 2.2 cm
  • Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
  • Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 183,088 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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When middle-aged mother of 2 (well, 1 now)Charlotte FitzRoy loses her marbles she finds herself in a self-imagined wonderland faced with the 3 greatest thinkers of the 19th century and her guide Jenny. The thinkers - Marx, Freud and Darwin - prove somewhat of a disappointment whilst Jenny turns out to be an orang utan in a floral summer dress. As the 3 pillars of modern wisdom crumble at the thought of anything other than their stomachs, Charlotte and Jenny set about finding a place to take afternoon tea.

This is a powerful and brilliantly-written novel in which our concepts of mental illness are dislodged and questioned repeatedly. A superb blend of irreverant humour, deep insight and compassion.

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By Elisa
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è un libro veramente ben scritto, per gli appassionati di psicoanalisi o anche solo per quelli a cui piacciono le storie non ovvie, Monkey's uncle è un ottima lettura!
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