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Warning: 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.

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Man I Became | Peter Verhelst, David Colmer

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Narrator is a gorilla, captured & indoctrinated in a program to turn animals into humans. “Civilization” includes underwear, cell phones, walking upright, use of a knife & fork. Ultimate test=cocktail party chit-chat. Beginning is harrowing, like a slave narrative, but tone wavers. Is it satire? Fantasy? Allegory? Observations on the oddity of human social structures. Refuses to draw conclusions, feels unfinished. Orwell it isn‘t. Trans 2016.

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