Mister Monkey
(eBook)
Description
The acclaimed New York Times bestselling author weaves an ingenious, darkly humorous, and brilliantly observant story that follows the exploits and intrigue of a constellation of characters affiliated with an off-off-off-off Broadway children's musical. Mister Monkey-a screwball children's musical about a playfully larcenous pet chimpanzee-is the kind of family favorite that survives far past its prime. Margot, who plays the chimp's lawyer, knows the production is dreadful and bemoans the failure of her acting career. She's settled into the drudgery of playing a humiliating part-until the day she receives a mysterious letter from an anonymous admirer . . . and later, in the middle of a performance, has a shocking encounter with Adam, the twelve-year-old who plays the title role. Francine Prose's effervescent comedy is told from the viewpoints of wildly unreliable, seemingly disparate characters whose lives become deeply connected as the madcap narrative unfolds. There is Adam, whose looming adolescence informs his interpretation of his role; Edward, a young audience member who is candidly unimpressed with the play; Ray, the author of the novel on which the musical is based, who witnesses one of the most awkward first dates in literature; and even the eponymous Mister Monkey, the Monkey God himself. With her trademark wit and verve, Prose delves into humanity's most profound mysteries: art, ambition, childhood, aging, and love. Startling and captivating, Mister Monkey is a breathtaking novel from a writer at the height of her craft.
More Details
Notes
Reviews from GoodReads
Citations
Prose, F. (2016). Mister Monkey. HarperCollins.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation (style guide)Prose, Francine. 2016. Mister Monkey. HarperCollins.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities Citation (style guide)Prose, Francine, Mister Monkey. HarperCollins, 2016.
MLA Citation (style guide)Prose, Francine. Mister Monkey. HarperCollins, 2016.
Staff View
Hoopla Extract Information
hooplaId | 12456842 |
---|---|
title | Mister Monkey |
language | ENGLISH |
kind | EBOOK |
series | |
season | |
publisher | HarperCollins |
price | 3.19 |
active | 1 |
pa | |
profanity | |
children | |
demo | |
duration | |
rating | |
abridged | |
fiction | 1 |
purchaseModel | INSTANT |
dateLastUpdated | Jan 03, 2025 06:14:06 PM |
Record Information
Last File Modification Time | May 02, 2025 10:55:34 PM |
---|---|
Last Grouped Work Modification Time | Jul 07, 2025 10:18:41 PM |
MARC Record
LEADER | 03270nam a22004815i 4500 | ||
---|---|---|---|
001 | MWT12456842 | ||
003 | MWT | ||
005 | 20250421052607.0 | ||
006 | m o d | ||
007 | cr cn||||||||| | ||
008 | 250421s2016 xxu eo 000 1 eng d | ||
020 | |a 9780062397850 |q (electronic bk.) | ||
020 | |a 0062397850 |q (electronic bk.) | ||
028 | 4 | 2 | |a MWT12456842 |
029 | |a https://d2snwnmzyr8jue.cloudfront.net/hpc_9780062397850_180.jpeg | ||
037 | |a 12456842 |b Midwest Tape, LLC |n http://www.midwesttapes.com | ||
040 | |a Midwest |e rda | ||
099 | |a eBook hoopla | ||
100 | 1 | |a Prose, Francine, |e author. | |
245 | 1 | 0 | |a Mister Monkey |h [electronic resource] / |c Francine Prose. |
264 | 1 | |a [United States] : |b HarperCollins, |c 2016. | |
264 | 2 | |b Made available through hoopla | |
300 | |a 1 online resource (304 pages) | ||
336 | |a text |b txt |2 rdacontent | ||
337 | |a computer |b c |2 rdamedia | ||
338 | |a online resource |b cr |2 rdacarrier | ||
347 | |a text file |2 rda | ||
506 | |a Instant title available through hoopla. | ||
520 | |a The acclaimed New York Times bestselling author weaves an ingenious, darkly humorous, and brilliantly observant story that follows the exploits and intrigue of a constellation of characters affiliated with an off-off-off-off Broadway children's musical. Mister Monkey-a screwball children's musical about a playfully larcenous pet chimpanzee-is the kind of family favorite that survives far past its prime. Margot, who plays the chimp's lawyer, knows the production is dreadful and bemoans the failure of her acting career. She's settled into the drudgery of playing a humiliating part-until the day she receives a mysterious letter from an anonymous admirer . . . and later, in the middle of a performance, has a shocking encounter with Adam, the twelve-year-old who plays the title role. Francine Prose's effervescent comedy is told from the viewpoints of wildly unreliable, seemingly disparate characters whose lives become deeply connected as the madcap narrative unfolds. There is Adam, whose looming adolescence informs his interpretation of his role; Edward, a young audience member who is candidly unimpressed with the play; Ray, the author of the novel on which the musical is based, who witnesses one of the most awkward first dates in literature; and even the eponymous Mister Monkey, the Monkey God himself. With her trademark wit and verve, Prose delves into humanity's most profound mysteries: art, ambition, childhood, aging, and love. Startling and captivating, Mister Monkey is a breathtaking novel from a writer at the height of her craft. | ||
538 | |a Mode of access: World Wide Web. | ||
650 | 0 | |a Interpersonal relations |v Fiction. | |
650 | 0 | |a Musical theater |v Fiction. | |
650 | 0 | |a Electronic books. | |
655 | 7 | |a Electronic books. |2 lcgft | |
655 | 7 | |a Humorous fiction. |2 lcgft | |
650 | 0 | |a Coming of age |v Fiction. | |
650 | 0 | |a Literature |v Fiction. | |
650 | 0 | |a Women authors |v Fiction. | |
651 | 7 | |a American drama. | |
655 | 7 | |a Fiction. |2 lcgft | |
710 | 2 | |a hoopla digital. | |
856 | 4 | 0 | |u https://www.hoopladigital.com/title/12456842?utm_source=MARC&Lid=hh4435 |z Instantly available on hoopla. |
856 | 4 | 2 | |z Cover image |u https://d2snwnmzyr8jue.cloudfront.net/hpc_9780062397850_180.jpeg |