{"product_id":"the-hirsute-civil-servant-aileen-hennes-9781837940899","title":"The Hirsute Civil Servant","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe \"I\" in this fable is an orangutan. As far as he knows, he's always lived in the zoo where he believes he is employed as a functionary to educate people about nature. Although he considers his mission futile - visitors average eighteen seconds in contemplating him - he's basically good natured about his lot. There are the regulars and his keeper, whose antics keep him amused. As for the rest of the visitors, he has a way of distinguishing them as either fifteen or four million year people depending on their attitude; that is to say, if they seem to think that our common ancestors parted ways a long time ago, or relatively recently. Occasionally, when it all becomes too much for him, there is 'the Java', a gunny sack which he pulls over his head by way of escape.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOne day, a visitor leaves behind an open umbrella on the floor outside his cage. The following night, a small bird flies out from the dark blue vault of the umbrella and abducts him from his cage... \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Aileen Hennes\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1837940894\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781837940899\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Vanguard Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 01\/30\/2025\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 162\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.45lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.25h x 5.50w x 0.37d","brand":"Aileen Hennes","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":46618146373887,"sku":"9781837940899","price":11.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_2469a4dc-c9ab-4744-a881-9b7a0fa83f7f.jpg?v=1740069289","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-hirsute-civil-servant-aileen-hennes-9781837940899","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}