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Call Me Ishmaelle

By Xiaolu Guo

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Call Me Ishmaelle

By Xiaolu Guo

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Call Me Ishmaelle reimagines the epic battle between man and nature in Herman Melville's Moby Dick from a female perspective. 'Brilliantly written... ambitious, brave, strange' Philip Hoare'A clever and original skewering of a classic' i1843. Ishmaelle is born in a small village on the stormy Kent coast where she grows up swimming with dolphins. After her parents and infant sister die, her brother, Joseph, leaves to find work as a sailor. Abandoned and desperate for a life at sea, Ishmaelle disguises herself as a cabin boy and travels to New York. As the American Civil War breaks out in 1861, Ishmaelle boards the Nimrod, a whaling ship led by the obsessive Captain Seneca, a Black free man of heroic stature who is haunted by a tragic past. Here, she finds protectors in Polynesian harpooner, Kauri, and Taoist monk, Muzi, whose readings of the I-Ching guide their quest. Through the bloody male violence of whaling, and the unveiling of her feminine identity, Ishmaelle realises there is a mysterious bond between herself and the mythical white whale, Moby Dick. Xiaolu Guo has crafted a dramatically different, feminist narrative that stands alongside the original while offering a powerful exploration of nature, gender and human purpose. Perfect for fans Madeline Miller, Percival Everett and Barbara Kingsolver
Product details
Number of Pages:
448
Release Date:
2025-03-20
Publication Date:
2025-03-20
Publisher:
Vintage Publishing
Languages:
Original: English
ISBN10:
178474560X
ISBN13:
9781784745608
GPSR Manufacturer Reference:
[email protected]
Weight:
668 g
Height:
159 cm
Width:
240 cm
Thickness:
41 cm
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