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Hoeg, Peter (Translated by Barbara Haveland).
THE WOMAN AND THE APE.
New York City, NY:
Farrar, Straus & Giroux,
1996.
Hardcover.
First Edition/First Printing.
261 pages.
As New/As New.
The author's fourth novel. The first appearance of the title in English and in the United States. Precedes and should not be confused with all other subsequent editions. The novel caused quite a stir when it first appeared because of the bestiality suggested in the title and pursued in the novel itself. Peter Hoeg is a restless writer who tries, to his credit, to go beyond his previous work. One gets the feeling that he has made it his mission as a writer to start over with every new work rather than repeat his previous successes, notably "Smilla's Sense of Snow". Hoeg's talent is to adopt a particular genre and then reinvent it to serve his own aims as a highly experimental and adventurous writer. Only Jonathan Lethem, among American writers, comes to mind, as having the same degree of formal consciousness and inventiveness. A "must-have" title for Peter Hoeg collectors. This title has been out-of-print as a hardcover for a very long time and is now collectible. This is one of few copies of the First English-language Edition still available online and has no flaws, a pristine beauty. A scarce copy thus. One of the most talented living writers. A flawless copy. (SEE ALSO OTHER PETER HOEG TITLES IN OUR CATALOG). ISBN 0374292035. $20.00
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Hoeg, Peter (Translated by Barbara Haveland).
THE WOMAN AND THE APE.
New York City, NY:
Farrar, Straus & Giroux,
1996.
Hardcover.
First Edition/First Printing.
261 pages.
As New/As New.