A Man in the Zoo

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A Man in the Zoo

by David Garnett

EN·~2 hours·1 chapter

Chapters

1 total
1

2:15:13

Description

A warm February Sunday finds a couple wandering the Zoological Society’s Gardens, their conversation turning from a petty quarrel to a fierce examination of what it means to love someone. As they pause before cages of wolves, foxes, and a restless dingo, each animal becomes a silent witness to their arguments about honesty, selfishness, and the fear of standing alone. The dialogue is sharp and witty, revealing how the pair project their insecurities onto the creatures that share the same confined spaces.

Moving deeper into the zoo, the couple’s footsteps echo beside lions and tigers, prompting further introspection about the limits of devotion and the idea of “enemies” in relationships. The narrative captures the tension between intellectual sparring and the lingering tenderness beneath, inviting listeners to reflect on how love is expressed, questioned, and perhaps misunderstood, all set against the lively, ever‑watchful backdrop of the animal kingdom.

Details

Language

en

Duration

~2 hours (129K characters)

Publisher of text edition

Project Gutenberg

Credits

Tim Lindell, Chuck Greif and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive/Canadian Libraries)

Release date

2021-08-20

Rights

Public domain in the USA.

About the author

David Garnett

David Garnett

1892–1981

A witty, unconventional novelist linked to the Bloomsbury circle, he is best remembered for imaginative stories that mix fantasy, satire, and sharp social observation. His breakthrough book, Lady into Fox, helped make him one of the most distinctive English writers of the 1920s.

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