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Set at a tropical shoreline encampment, the narrative follows an experienced animal trainer and an articulate ape within a small traveling menagerie as they prepare for removal to a distant metropolis to perform. Their daily routines and comic, sometimes melancholy exchanges reveal shifting bonds between human and animal while plans for public exhibition prompt reflection on loneliness, ambition, and the price of spectacle. Vivid natural description and conversational scenes contrast wild surroundings with ideas of civilization, language, and identity, exploring how performance reshapes both performer and audience.

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Title: Dwala: A romance

Author: George Calderon

Release date: July 11, 2022 [eBook #68496]
Most recently updated: October 18, 2024

Language: English

Original publication: United Kingdom: Smith, Elder & Co, 1904

Credits: Tim Lindell, David E. Brown, and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net (This book was produced from images made available by the HathiTrust Digital Library.)

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