The girl with no name: the incredible story of a child raised by monkeys
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New York : Pegasus Books, c2013.
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256 pages : ill. (some col.) ; 24 cm
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The unbelievable true story of a young girl who is abandoned in the Colombian jungle and finds asylum in the most unlikely of places—with a troop of capuchin monkeys​
In 1954, in a remote mountain village in South America, a little girl was abducted. She was four years old. Marina Chapman was stolen from her housing estate and then abandoned deep in the Colombian jungle. That she survived is a miracle. Two days later, half-drugged, terrified, and starving, she came upon a troop of capuchin monkeys. Acting entirely on instinct, she tried to do what they did: she ate what they ate and copied their actions, and little by little, learned to fend for herself.
So begins the story of her five years among the monkeys, during which time she gradually became feral; she lost the ability to speak, lost all inhibition, lost any real sense of being human, replacing the structure of human society with the social mores of her new simian family. But society was eventually to reclaim her. At age ten, she was discovered by a pair of hunters who took her to the lawless Colombian city of Cucuta where, in exchange for a parrot, they sold her to a brothel. When she learned that she was to be groomed for prostitution, she made her plans to escape. But her adventure wasn't over yet . . .
In the vein of Slumdog Millionaire and City of God, this rousing story of a lost child who overcomes the dangers of the wild and the brutality of the streets to finally reclaim her life will astonish readers everywhere.
In 1954, in a remote mountain village in South America, a little girl was abducted. She was four years old. Marina Chapman was stolen from her housing estate and then abandoned deep in the Colombian jungle. That she survived is a miracle. Two days later, half-drugged, terrified, and starving, she came upon a troop of capuchin monkeys. Acting entirely on instinct, she tried to do what they did: she ate what they ate and copied their actions, and little by little, learned to fend for herself.
So begins the story of her five years among the monkeys, during which time she gradually became feral; she lost the ability to speak, lost all inhibition, lost any real sense of being human, replacing the structure of human society with the social mores of her new simian family. But society was eventually to reclaim her. At age ten, she was discovered by a pair of hunters who took her to the lawless Colombian city of Cucuta where, in exchange for a parrot, they sold her to a brothel. When she learned that she was to be groomed for prostitution, she made her plans to escape. But her adventure wasn't over yet . . .
In the vein of Slumdog Millionaire and City of God, this rousing story of a lost child who overcomes the dangers of the wild and the brutality of the streets to finally reclaim her life will astonish readers everywhere.
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155.4567 Chapman C
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9781605984742, 1605984744
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Chapman, M., James, V., & Barrett-Lee, L. (2013). The girl with no name: the incredible story of a child raised by monkeys. New York, Pegasus Books.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation (style guide)Chapman, Marina, 1950?-, Vanessa James and Lynne Barrett-Lee. 2013. The Girl With No Name: The Incredible Story of a Child Raised By Monkeys. New York, Pegasus Books.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities Citation (style guide)Chapman, Marina, 1950?-, Vanessa James and Lynne Barrett-Lee, The Girl With No Name: The Incredible Story of a Child Raised By Monkeys. New York, Pegasus Books, 2013.
MLA Citation (style guide)Chapman, Marina, et al. The Girl With No Name: The Incredible Story of a Child Raised By Monkeys. New York, Pegasus Books, 2013.
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