Benjamin Hale (born August 20, 1983 in Hayward, California) is an American novelist based in Brooklyn, New York.
[2] Since 2013, Hale has taught fiction and literature at Bard College as a Writer in Residence.
[3] Hale's first novel, The Evolution of Bruno Littlemore, was released by Twelve Books on February 2, 2011[4] to largely positive reviews.
[5][6][7][8][9][10][11][12] The novel tells the story of an extraordinarily precocious chimpanzee who learns to speak in English and develops a romantic relationship with a human female primatologist.
[4] Narrated in the protagonist ape's own voice, the novel depicts Bruno Littlemore's development from a captive zoo animal into a virtually-human aesthete and intellectual, often highlighting his struggle to negotiate the human and animal aspects of his character.