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From: wenn@cmu-cs-g.ARPA (John Wenn)
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Subject: Re: Help ! Book Title and Author search.
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Date: Fri, 15-Feb-85 16:50:37 EST
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Posted: Fri Feb 15 16:50:37 1985
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> The story is told in the First person by one of the humanoids
> and i think it narates his life , there is a question that is present
> throughout the story , something to do with where they come from or
> got to . There are battles with other tribes of similar humanoids 
> the main target being food which is in short supply.
> ...

This is "Hothouse" by Brian Aldiss (aka "The Long Afternoon of Earth").  This
was recently re-released, so you can even get a new copy in paperback.  A
pretty good book of Earth's Far-Far-Far future, but I still prefer Jack
Vance's "The Dying Earth" or Gene Wolfe's "Book of the New Sun".

/John