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    The Evolution Man, Or, How I Ate My Father by Roy Lewis (Book Analysis): Detailed Summary, Analysis and Reading Guide
    The Evolution Man, Or, How I Ate My Father by Roy Lewis (Book Analysis): Detailed Summary, Analysis and Reading Guide
    The Evolution Man, Or, How I Ate My Father by Roy Lewis (Book Analysis): Detailed Summary, Analysis and Reading Guide
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    Unlock the more straightforward side of The Evolution Man, Or, How I Ate My Father with this concise and insightful summary and analysis!

    This engaging summary presents an analysis of The Evolution Man, Or, How I Ate My Father by Roy Lewis, a vividly imagined retelling of the lives of the family of the first man to discover fire. Edward, the leader of his horde, recognises that his species is standing on the threshold of a major phase in their evolution, but his steadfast commitment to progress brings him into conflict with his family, including the reactionary Uncle Vanya and his sons, who want to keep his inventions for themselves instead of sharing them. The story is more than just an entertaining piece of fiction: it is also a prescient and richly documented historical novel. The Evolution Man, Or, How I Ate My Father is the best-known work of the English writer Roy Lewis, who also enjoyed a lengthy career in journalism. He died in London in 1996.

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    Release dateNov 3, 2017
    ISBN9782806296269
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      The Evolution Man, Or, How I Ate My Father by Roy Lewis (Book Analysis) - Bright Summaries

      British writer

      Born in Felixstowe in 1913.

      Died in London in 1996.

      Notable works:

      The Evolution Man, Or, How I Ate My Father (1960), novel

      The Extraordinary Reign of King Ludd: an historical tease (1990), novel

      A Walk with Mr Gladstone (1991), novel

      Roy Lewis was born in 1913 and worked primarily as a sociologist and journalist, for The Times and The Economist, among others. He was interested in humankind’s past and began writing at a relatively late age, with the publication of The Evolution Man, Or, How I Ate My Father in 1960 after a long stay in the southern hemisphere. This debut met with immediate success. His other books include The Extraordinary Reign of King Ludd: an historical tease (1990) and A Walk with Mr Gladstone (1991). Lewis died in London in 1996.

      The funniest book of the 1960s

      Genre: novel

      Reference edition: Lewis, R. (1960) The Evolution Man, Or, How I Ate My Father. New York: Pantheon Books.

      1st edition: 1960

      Themes: prehistory, evolution, technology, discovery, humour

      According to the French naturalist Théodore Monod (1902-2000), Roy Lewis’s The Evolution Man, Or, How I Ate My Father, which first appeared in 1960,

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