CentralNotice The Beginning Was the End From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Jump to: navigation , search The Beginning Was the End The cover of the UK First Edition of The Beginning Was the End . This particular copy has been signed by three members of Devo . Author Oscar Kiss Maerth Original title Der Anfang war das Ende – Der Mensch entstand durch Kannibalismus Translator Judith Hayward Country West Germany Language German (later translated into English) Genre Pseudoscience Publication date West Germany: 1971 United Kingdom/United States: January 1, 1974 Media type Hardcover ISBN 0-7221-5712-6 The Beginning Was the End is a 1971 pseudo-scientific book written by Oscar Kiss Maerth that claims that humankind evolved from cannibalistic apes. Its premise: One ape discovered that eating the fresh brain of one's own kind incre...