The Evolution Man: Or How I Ate My Father by Roy Lewis (English) Paperback Book

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"Artfully told and laugh-out-loud funny", says the Los Angeles Times Book Review of this long out-of-print novel--now being rediscovered. Lewis's hilarious tale of one Stone Age family offers highly-revised accounts of the invention of fire, the origins of courtship, and much more. Charles Darwin may turn over in his grave.

FORMATPaperback LANGUAGEEnglish CONDITIONBrand New Publisher Description

Here is a typical Stone Age family, reimagined by Roy Lewis in this hilarious novel as characters in some glittering drawing-room comedy. Father, who has a scientific turn of mind, has just discovered fire. Mother makes sure the children finish supper, even when the plat du jour is toad. Uncle Vanya thinks that the species has been flirting with disaster ever since it began to chip flint into tools. While little Alexander has gotten himself in deep trouble by making the first cave painting: artists are always so misunderstood.Long out of print, The Evolution Man would make Charles Darwin turn over in his grave. Lewis has written a witty, intelligent satire of the lives of our remote ancestors, complete with highly revisionist accounts of everything from the origins of courtship to the staples of Pleistocene cuisine. It's the funniest thing to happen to prehistory since Raquel Welch donned a fur bikini in One Million B.C.

Author Biography

Roy Lewis was an English author and journalist. He was born in 1913 and for many years wrote for The Times and The Economist. He is best known for his novel The Evolution Man. Lewis died in 1996.

Details ISBN0679750096 Author Roy Lewis Short Title EVOLUTION MAN Pages 224 Language English ISBN-10 0679750096 ISBN-13 9780679750093 Media Book Format Paperback Year 1994 Imprint Vintage Books Place of Publication New York Country of Publication United States Edition 94000th DOI 10.1604/9780679750093 AU Release Date 1994-08-30 NZ Release Date 1994-08-30 US Release Date 1994-08-30 UK Release Date 1994-08-30 Subtitle Or How I Ate My Father Publisher Random House USA Inc Publication Date 1994-08-30 DEWEY 823.914 Audience General We've got this

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