{"product_id":"9780062047199","title":"Me Cheeta: My Life in Hollywood","description":"\u003cb\u003eA Man Booker Prize-nominated \"Swiftian satire\" in the form of a celebrity chimp's tell-all memoir: \"the prose is impeccable . . . intelligent, penetrating\" (\u003ci\u003eThe Guardian\u003c\/i\u003e, UK).\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e   Cheeta the Chimp was just a baby in 1932 when he was snatched from the jungle of Liberia by the great animal importer Henry Trefflich. That same year, Cheeta appeared in \u003ci\u003eTarzan the Ape Man\u003c\/i\u003e, and in 1934 in \u003ci\u003eTarzan and His Mate\u003c\/i\u003e, in which he famously stole clothes from a naked Maureen O'Sullivan. Other Tarzan films followed, and later roles with Bela Lugosi in the 1950s. Cheeta finally retired after the 1967 film \u003ci\u003eDoctor Dolittle\u003c\/i\u003e with Rex Harrison, whose finger he accidentally bit backstage while being offered a placatory banana. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e   \u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e   In this acclaimed debut novel, author James Lever goes far beyond his cheeky premise to deliver \"a dazzling performance . . . an incisive, hilarious study of Hollywood folkways.\" Cheeta's astute narration offers a panoramic view of the studio system's Golden Era and the mad dreamers behind it, from Douglas Fairbanks and Marlene Dietrich to the original Tarzan, Johnny Weismuller (\u003ci\u003eWall Street Journal\u003c\/i\u003e).","brand":"HarperCollins e-books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46556473557233,"sku":"9780062047199","price":0.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0674\/5433\/7265\/files\/9780062047199_p0.jpg?v=1766599789","url":"https:\/\/shop.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9780062047199","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble","version":"1.0","type":"link"}