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Ishmael : A Novel by Daniel Quinn (1995, Trade Paperback)

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Title: Ishmael:A Novel Item Condition: New. Author: Daniel Quinn ISBN 10: 0553375407. Books will be free of page markings. Will be clean, not soiled or stained.

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PublisherRandom House Publishing Group

ISBN-100553375407

ISBN-139780553375404

eBay Product ID (ePID)434760

Product Key Features

Book TitleIshmael : a Novel

Number of Pages336 Pages

LanguageEnglish

TopicMagical Realism, Religious, Visionary & Metaphysical, General, Literary, Action & Adventure

Publication Year1995

GenreFiction

AuthorDaniel Quinn

Book SeriesIshmael Ser.

FormatTrade Paperback

Dimensions

Item Height0.7 in

Item Weight10.2 Oz

Item Length8.2 in

Item Width5.4 in

Additional Product Features

Intended AudienceTrade

LCCN91-025441

Dewey Edition21

Reviews"A thoughtful, fearlessly low-key novel about the role of our species on the planet . . . laid out for us with an originality and a clarity that few would deny."- The New York Times Book Review "[Quinn entraps] 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 "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 "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 From the Hardcover edition., "A thoughtful, fearlessly low-key novel about the role of our species on the planet...laid out for us with an originality and a clarity that few would deny." -- New York Times Book 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 "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. "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. From the Hardcover edition., "A thoughtful, fearlessly low-key novel about the role of our species on the planet . . . laid out for us with an originality and a clarity that few would deny."-- The New York Times Book Review "[Quinn entraps] 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 "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 "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, "A thoughtful, fearlessly low-key novel about the role of our species on the planet...laid out for us with an originality and a clarity that few would deny." -- New York Times Book 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 "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 . "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 .

Series Volume Number1

Dewey Decimal813/.54

SynopsisOne 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, One of the most beloved and bestselling novels of spiritual adventure ever published, Ishmael has earned a passionate following. This special twenty-fifth anniversary edition features a new foreword and afterword by the author. "A thoughtful, fearlessly low-key novel about the role of our species on the planet . . . laid out for us with an originality and a clarity that few would deny."- TheNew York Times Book Review 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. It is the story of a man who embarks on a highly provocative intellectual adventure with a gorilla-a journey of the mind and spirit that changes forever the way he sees the world and humankind's place in it. 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? Explore Daniel Quinn's spiritual Ishmael trilogy- ISHMAEL .MY ISHMAEL .THE STORY OF B 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, One of the most beloved and bestselling novels of spiritual adventure ever published, Ishmael has earned a passionate following. This special twenty-fifth anniversary edition features a new foreword and afterword by the author. "A thoughtful, fearlessly low-key novel about the role of our species on the planet . . . laid out for us with an originality and a clarity that few would deny."-- The New York Times Book Review 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. It is the story of a man who embarks on a highly provocative intellectual adventure with a gorilla--a journey of the mind and spirit that changes forever the way he sees the world and humankind's place in it. 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? Explore Daniel Quinn's spiritual Ishmael trilogy: ISHMAEL - MY ISHMAEL - THE STORY OF B 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