{"product_id":"the-man-i-became-by-peter-verhelst","title":"'The Man I Became' by Peter Verhelst","description":"\u003ch4\u003eA fable narrated by an ape trained into human performance.\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis work has the brutality of allegory without becoming a neat little moral box. The book moves through captivity, education, entertainment, violence, social conditioning, and the grotesque comedy of being taught to become “civilised” by creatures who are not especially convincing advertisements for civilisation.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eTranslated from the Dutch by David Colmer, this Peirene Press novella sits somewhere between \u003cem\u003eAnimal Farm\u003c\/em\u003e, Kafka, Huxley, and a particularly grim zoo enclosure with excellent literary lighting. A strong fit for readers of translated fiction, political fable, animal narratives, posthuman fiction, and slim books that get in, do the damage, and leave before anyone can pretend they were comfortable.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePeirene Press paperback, 2016. Translated from the Dutch by David Colmer. Very good second-hand condition with light shelfwear.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"bower studio","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45717224063059,"sku":null,"price":18.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0689\/0268\/2707\/files\/thebowerbooker-2026-06-19T135620.907.png?v=1781841405","url":"https:\/\/bowerbooks.com\/products\/the-man-i-became-by-peter-verhelst","provider":"bower books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}