Not into musicals? Well, what about the story behind a bad one? Francine Prose magnificently lays out the tails of “Mister Monkey” in her latest novel for all to enjoy. She is receiving high praises for her novel. Check out this article to get a glimpse into what “Mister Monkey” is all about.
Key Takeaways:
- Tender and artful, Prose’s 15th novel is a sophisticated satire, a gently spiritual celebration of life, a dark and thoroughly grim depiction of despair, a screwball comedy, a screwball tragedy.
- As cues and miscues (onstage and off) propel the story forward, Prose deftly passes the narrative perspective from one character to the next.
- The play within the novel has the blandly lurid plot of a certain period of children’s literature: Mister Monkey is an orphan, his parents killed by poachers.
“The play within the novel has the blandly lurid plot of a certain period of children’s literature: Mister Monkey is an orphan, his parents killed by poachers.”
http://www.nytimes.com/2016/10/23/books/review/francine-prose-mister-monkey.html?_r=0
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