A sharp sound, like a little clap of thunder, came from one of the sticks the strange creatures were holding. And then suddenly chaos. I fell back. These are the words of a young gorilla telling us how he was taken by these strange creatures. He also brings to light the journey that followed, starting on a floating volcano to a land so different from his jungle. As the story goes on, he explains how he was sent to various places like fairs, zoos and circuses, until one day he started to believe he could go back to nature.

In this picture book with three colours – red, green and grey – Brice Postma Uzel gives a voice to a sensitive animal as well as an opportunity to think about the meanings of humanity and freedom.

Hardcover picture book, 24,5 x 26 cm, 40 pages, pantone colours