The Pursuit of an Unknown Ape
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Unusually polite, and possibly imaginary, a ten-foot-tall ape-like creature visits Frank Bishop in the African jungle during a 1964 bird expedition and saves him from cannibals.
Manipulated by his uncle into joining the animal’s pursuit through snake-infested forests, and nearly shot, drowned, and boiled in the process, Frank confronts duplicitous colleagues, and a mercurial uncle who seems increasingly sinister.
After discovering his uncle’s plans to smuggle the ape to America for a mysterious client, Frank learns something essential about the animal’s nature that may help him save himself—and the last of a singular species.
“Mesmerizing” “Remarkable”
Reviews
“The Pursuit of an Unknown Ape is a remarkable book: part Heart of Darkness and part Green Hills of Africa, with an occasional dry wit reminiscent of Nabokov. You can read it as a compelling adventure story, but then you’d miss the layers of social implications underneath—the thoughtful exploration of how the elimination of a species impacts life on our planet. However you choose to read it, it’s highly recommended.”
— Mark Spivak, Author of Friend of the Devil and Moonshine Nation
excerptS
Excerpt from Chapter 1 of The Pursuit of an Unknown Ape
Some had seen the spotted ape along the Snake River on moonless summer eves. Others had observed it as far north as the Green Swamp, where it taunted campers in the black of night, and in the daytime evaded camera lenses with the proficiency of a ghost.
Once, describing his efforts to find that animal, Uncle Frank recalled meeting another primate. That creature differed in many ways from the spotted ape, but especially in one key area—it was real. Read more
