{"product_id":"9781908670274","title":"The Man I Became","description":"\u003cp\u003eAn impressively entertaining tale about the frailty of human civilisation by the leading Flemish writer Peter Verhelst, now for the first time in English.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWarning: This story is narrated by a gorilla. He is plucked from the jungle. He learns to chat and passes the ultimate test: a cocktail party. Eventually he is moved to an amusement park, where he acts in a play about the history of civilisation. But as the gorilla becomes increasingly aware of human frailties, he must choose between his instincts and his training, between principles and self-preservation.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhy Peirene chose to publish this book: ‘This is Peirene’s first book narrated by an ape. Animal fables are usually not my thing. It needed Belgian deadpan humour to convince me otherwise. Mixing Huxley’s \u003cb\u003eBrave New World\u003c\/b\u003ewith Orwell’s \u003cb\u003eAnimal Farm\u003c\/b\u003e, the fast-paced plot leaves behind images that play in your mind long after you have closed the book.’\u003cb\u003eMeike Ziervogel\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e‘Simple, but wonderful and impassioned.’ \u003cb\u003eDe Standaard\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e‘A heart-warming novella in bleak times.’ \u003cb\u003eHumo\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Peirene Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47137375518960,"sku":"9781908670274","price":5.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781908670274_p0.jpg?v=1763621658","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781908670274","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}