world. Accompanying this are the author's detailed descriptions of chaos theory, the social and professional wrangling between the different project members working at the Grosso Avore Research Centre (Ian and Roberta Vail, the thoroughly dislikeable Anton Hauser and the Mallabars themselves), along with the human-like behaviour of the chimpanzees as one group sets out to destroy the other. The aggressors' motive is to ensure the return of the alpha female, Rita Lu, to her original group which has become dysfunctional during her absence, and these chimpanzee wars only come to an end as a result of human intervention. External links William Boyd discusses Brazzaville Beach on the BBC World Book Club References Brazzaville Beach, William Boyd, Penguin Books in association with Sinclair-Stevenson Ltd, 1990 Blanche d'Alpuget. "The Fall of Chimp", The New York Times, June 23, 1991, 1990 British novels Scottish novels Novels by William Boyd (writer) Sinclair-Stevenson books