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The Human Zoo Audiobook

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Read By: Rachel Coates Publisher: Highbridge Audio Listen Time: at 1.0x Speed 4.67 hours at 1.5x Speed 3.50 hours at 2.0x Speed Release Date: August 2021 Format: Unabridged Audiobook ISBN: 9781696606547

Quick Stats About this Audiobook

Total Audiobook Chapters:

27

Longest Chapter Length:

38:33 minutes

Shortest Chapter Length:

04:51 minutes

Average Chapter Length:

15:19 minutes

Audiobooks by this Author:

4

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Publisher Description

Filipino-American Christina "Ting" Klein has just traveled from New York to Manila, both to escape her imminent divorce and to begin research for a biography of Timicheg, an indigenous Filipino brought to America at the start of the twentieth century to be exhibited as part of a "human zoo." It has been a year since Ting's last visit, and one year since Procopio "Copo" Gumboc swept the elections in an upset and took power as president. Arriving unannounced at her aging aunt's aristocratic home, Ting quickly falls into upper class Manila life—family gatherings at her cousin's compound; spending time with her best friend Inchoy, a gay socialist professor of philosophy; and a flirtation with her ex-boyfriend Chet. All the while, family duty dictates that Ting be responsible for Laird, a cousin's fiancé, who has come from the States to rediscover his roots.

As days pass, Ting witnesses modern Filipino society languishing under Gumboc's terrifying reign. To make her way, she must balance the aristocratic traditions of her extended family, seemingly at odds with both situation and circumstance, as well as temper her stance towards a regime her loved ones are struggling to survive. Yet Ting cannot extricate herself from the increasingly repressive regime, and soon finds herself personally confronted by the horrifying realities of Gumboc's power.

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"“The Human Zoo sublimely transitions into a contemporary sociopolitical thriller enhanced with colonial legacy, cultural erasure, government corruption, and unreliable narrators —an exhilarating literary experience.”"

— Shelf Awareness

Quotes

  • “[This] smart, idea-packed story grapples with corruption, identity, and loyalty, building to a searing climax.”

    — Christian Science Monitor
  • “Fascinating…A remarkably wide-ranging portrait of a society under such pressure that feels as if it could blow up at any minute.”

    — Seattle Times
  • “Smart, crisp prose distinguishes Murray’s action-packed latest…This is captivating.”

    — Publishers Weekly

Awards

  • A Christian Science Monitor selection for Fall

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About Sabina Murray

Sabina Murray is the author of Valiant Gentlemen, Tales of the New World, A Carnivore's Inquiry, Forgery, Slow Burn, and The Caprices, which won the PEN/Faulkner Award for Fiction. She grew up in Australia and the Philippines and is a member of the MFA faculty at the University of Massachusetts, Amherst.