Brigid Brophy Bücher
Brigid Brophy war eine englische Schriftstellerin, deren Werk sich durch intellektuelle Provokation und stilistische Schärfe auszeichnet. Sie befasste sich mit Romanen, Essays und Kritik und scheute sich nicht, kontroverse Themen zu behandeln. Ihr Schreiben spiegelte oft ihre pazifistischen und feministischen Überzeugungen sowie ihr Engagement für Tierrechte wider. Brophy war bekannt für ihren Mut, unkonventionelle Meinungen zu äußern, und ihr literarischer Stil wurde für seine Originalität und Eindringlichkeit gelobt.
An eccentric professor saves a London Zoo ape from a rocket experiment in this dazzling classic by a trailblazing animal rights activist, introduced by Sarah Hall. 'Pitch-perfect.' Ali Smith 'So original.' Hilary Mantel 'Stunning.' Isabel Waidner 'Her beastly, risky best.' Eley Williams When my species has destroyed itself, we may need yours to start it all again. In London Zoo, Professor Darrylhyde is singing to the apes again. Outside their cage, he watches the two animals, longing to observe the mating ritual of this rare species. But Percy, inhibited by confinement and melancholy, is repulsing Edwina's desirous advances. Soon, the Professor's connection increases as he talks, croons, befriends - so when a scientist arrives on a secret governmental mission to launch Percy into space, he vows to secure his freedom. But when met by society's indifference, he takes matters into his own hands . . . A trailblazing animal rights campaigner, Brigid Brophy's sensational 1953 novel is as provocative and philosophical seventy years on. An electric moral fable, it is as much a blazingly satirical reflection on homo sapiens as the non-human - on our capacity for violence, red in tooth and claw, not only to other species, but our own.
The Snow Ball
- 208 Seiten
- 8 Lesestunden
The scandalous cult classic: when Anna is kissed by a masked figure at a New Year's Eve masquerade ball, a heady dance of seduction begins. 'Superb ...
Beardsley and His World
- 128 Seiten
- 5 Lesestunden
From DJ. A forceful view of Beardsley's struggling creative existence within a basically philistine environment.
