Synopses & Reviews
Review
"[Quinn] entrap[s] us in the dialogue itself, in the sweet and terrible lucidity of Ishmael's analysis of the human condition...it was surely for this deep, clear persuasiveness of argument that Ishmael was given its huge prize." The Washington Post
Review
"It is as suspenseful, inventive, and socially urgent as any fiction or nonfiction book you are likely to read this or any other year" The Austin Chronicle
Review
"Deserves high marks as a serious and all too rare effort that is unflinchingly engaged with fundamental life-and-death concerns." The Atlanta Journal Constitution
Synopsis
TEACHER SEEKS PUPIL.
Must have an earnest desire to save the world. Apply in person.
It was just a three-line ad in the personals section,
but it launched the adventure of a lifetime.
So begins Ishmael, an utterly unique and captivating novel that has earned a large and passionate following among readers and critics alike one of the most beloved and bestselling novels of spiritual adventure ever published. In Ishmael, the recipient of the Turner Tomorrow Fellowship for the best work of fiction offering positive solutions to global problems, Daniel Quinn parses humanity s origins and its relationship with nature, in search of an answer to this challenging question: How can we save the world from ourselves?
Praise for Ishmael
As suspenseful, inventive, and socially urgent as any fiction or nonfiction you are likely to read this or any other year. The Austin Chronicle
Before we re halfway through this slim book . . . we re in Daniel Quinn s] grip, we want Ishmael to teach us how to save the planet from ourselves. We want to change our lives. The Washington Post
Arthur Koestler, in an essay in which he wondered whether mankind would go the way of the dinosaur, formulated what he called the dinosaur s prayer: Lord, a little more time Ishmael does its bit to answer that prayer and may just possibly have bought us all a little more time. Los Angeles Times"
Synopsis
One of the most beloved and bestselling novels of spiritual adventure ever published, Ishmael has earned a passionate following among readers and critics alike.
TEACHER SEEKS PUPIL.
Must have an earnest desire to save the world. Apply in person.
It was just a three-line ad in the personals section, but it launched the adventure of a lifetime.
So begins an utterly unique and captivating novel. In Ishmael, which received the Turner Tomorrow Fellowship for the best work of fiction offering positive solutions to global problems, Daniel Quinn parses humanity s origins and its relationship with nature, in search of an answer to this challenging question: How can we save the world from ourselves?
Praise for Ishmael
As suspenseful, inventive, and socially urgent as any fiction or nonfiction you are likely to read this or any other year. The Austin Chronicle
Before we re halfway through this slim book . . . we re in Daniel Quinn s] grip, we want Ishmael to teach us how to save the planet from ourselves. We want to change our lives. The Washington Post
Arthur Koestler, in an essay in which he wondered whether mankind would go the way of the dinosaur, formulated what he called the Dinosaur s Prayer: Lord, a little more time Ishmael does its bit to answer that prayer and may just possibly have bought us all a little more time. Los Angeles Times"
Synopsis
One of the most beloved and bestselling novels of spiritual adventure ever published, Ishmael has earned a passionate following among readers and critics alike. This special twenty-fifth anniversary edition features a new foreword and afterword by the author, as well as an excerpt from My Ishmael. TEACHER SEEKS PUPIL.
Must have an earnest desire to save the world. Apply in person.
It was just a three-line ad in the personals section, but it launched the adventure of a lifetime.
So begins an utterly unique and captivating novel. In Ishmael, which received the Turner Tomorrow Fellowship for the best work of fiction offering positive solutions to global problems, Daniel Quinn parses humanity's origins and its relationship with nature, in search of an answer to this challenging question: How can we save the world from ourselves?
Praise for Ishmael
"As suspenseful, inventive, and socially urgent as any fiction or nonfiction you are likely to read this or any other year."--The Austin Chronicle
"Before we're halfway through this slim book . . . we're in Daniel Quinn's] grip, we want Ishmael to teach us how to save the planet from ourselves. We want to change our lives."--The Washington Post
"Arthur Koestler, in an essay in which he wondered whether mankind would go the way of the dinosaur, formulated what he called the Dinosaur's Prayer: 'Lord, a little more time ' Ishmael does its bit to answer that prayer and may just possibly have bought us all a little more time."--Los Angeles Times
About the Author
Daniel Quinn's first book, Ishmael, won the Turner Tomorrow Fellowship, a prize for fiction presenting creative and positive solutions to global problems. He is also the author of Providence, The Story of B, and My Ishmael.