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The Zoo [Paperback]

Richard Kalich (Author)


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Book Description

June 1, 2001
This is the darkly comic story of Wise Old Owl and his attempts to animalize Animal World. They have an all too familiar ring to our own human history. Joining forces with Muerte Buzzard, Sly Fox and Michael Ferret, a Zoo is built to "zoo-in" all those animals deemed responsible for the world’s plight. First zoo’d are those animals who look different. Followed by artists and thinkers. Especially dangerous are animals possessing an inner life. It’s not long before the entire population is at risk.

Then, some of the more courageous animals rebel. They call upon the two-faced Ferret to organize a Revolutionary Army with the guru Polly Parrot at the lead. But here the novel takes an unexpected turn.

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From Publishers Weekly

Awkwardly patterned after Orwell's Animal Farm, The Zoo, a dystopian second novel by Richard Kalich (appearing 15 years after his first, the well-received Nihilesthete), puts half-baked socioeconomic rants into the mouths of animal characters. Headed by Wise Old Owl, a triumvirate of revolutionaries put Animal World on trial, casting any animals who develop "inner lives," or human-type thinking, into the dreaded Zoo. Muddled and meandering, this menagerie will test readers' patience.

Copyright 2002 Cahners Business Information, Inc.


Product Details

  • Paperback: 191 pages
  • Publisher: PublishAmerica (June 1, 2001)
  • Language: English
  • ISBN-10: 1588515133
  • ISBN-13: 978-1588515131
  • Product Dimensions: 8.7 x 6.1 x 0.5 inches
  • Shipping Weight: 11.2 ounces
  • Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #6,657,123 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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