{"product_id":"the-evolution-man-or-how-i-ate-my-father-9780679750093","title":"The Evolution Man: Or, How I Ate My Father","description":"Here is a typical Stone Age family, reimagined by Roy Lewis in this hilarious novel as characters in some glittering drawing-room comedy. Father, who has a scientific turn of mind, has just discovered fire. Mother makes sure the children finish supper, even when the plat du jour is toad. Uncle Vanya thinks that the species has been flirting with disaster ever since it began to chip flint into tools. While little Alexander has gotten himself in deep trouble by making the first cave painting: artists are always so misunderstood. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eLong out of print, \u003ci\u003eThe Evolution Man\u003c\/i\u003e would make Charles Darwin turn over in his grave. Lewis has written a witty, intelligent satire of the lives of our remote ancestors, complete with highly revisionist accounts of everything from the origins of courtship to the staples of Pleistocene cuisine. It's the funniest thing to happen to prehistory since Raquel Welch donned a fur bikini in \u003ci\u003eOne Million B.C.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eRoy Lewis was an English author and journalist. He was born in 1913 and for many years wrote for \u003ci\u003eThe Times \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eThe Economist\u003c\/i\u003e. He is best known for his novel \u003ci\u003eThe Evolution Man. \u003c\/i\u003eLewis died in 1996.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50872747163922,"sku":"9780679750093","price":12.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_65a22d6c-8eef-4708-a6d5-14459f9bdbff.jpg?v=1737908166","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/the-evolution-man-or-how-i-ate-my-father-9780679750093","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}