His Monkey Wife: Or, Married to a Chimp (Paperback)

from hardlyhardy

John Collier was a respected British short story writer who also contributed to a number of screenplays, most notably "The African Queen." In 1930 he published a short comic novel that, more than 80 years later, remains outrageous fun. "His Monkey Wife" is about a man, Alfred Fatigay, who spends ...

from paulzorn

A brutal and funny but controlled and understated satire about what the title suggests. The preposterous premise wouldn't work for a less talented author, but we come to believe that the only really civilized character is the monkey.

from DeltaQueen50

His Monkey Wife is an unusual story of Mr. Fatigay, an English schoolmaster working in the upper Congo, and Emily, his intelligent and sensitive pupil who happens to be a prodigiously gifted chimpanzee. She is brought to England as a present for Mr. Fatigay's frivolous fiancee, Amy. Amy puts Emil...

from starbox

This really is quite a delight of a book, with a highly original and frequently laugh-out-loud narrative. Alfred Fatigay is a young British man, out teaching in a remote village in the Congo. His fiancee, it transpires, has encouraged him to go...she seems in no hurry to tie the knot. Meanwhile h...

from hardlyhardy

John Collier was a respected British short story writer who also contributed to a number of screenplays, most notably "The African Queen." In 1930 he published a short comic novel that, more than 80 years later, remains outrageous fun. "His Monkey Wife" is about a man, Alfred Fatigay, who spends ...