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Key ideas from the book
- Bonobos at the lab communicate using American Sign Language.
- Scientist Isabel Duncan feels more at ease with animals than with people.
- An explosion at the lab sets off a search for the missing apes.
- Reporter John Thigpen pursues the story despite risks to his career and marriage.
- A reality show featuring the bonobos raises questions about spectacle and human behavior.
About Ape House by Sara Gruen
Published in 2010, Sara Gruen’s contemporary novel centers on bonobos at a Great Ape Language Lab. The apes communicate using American Sign Language, and scientist Isabel Duncan feels more at ease with them than with people. Reporter John Thigpen visits the lab, but an explosion injures Isabel and the bonobos disappear, turning his assignment into a story with personal and professional stakes.
When a reality show featuring the missing apes becomes a hit, Isabel tries to reach them and protect them from a spectacle that imitates human life. Ape House may appeal to readers of animal-centered fiction and book-club novels interested in bonobo communication, media, and the connections between people and animals.
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