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Ishmael
- An Adventure of the Mind and Spirit
- Narrated by: Anthony Heald
- Length: 2 hrs and 54 mins
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Summary
One of the most beloved and best-selling novels of spiritual adventure ever published, Ishmael has earned a passionate following. This special 25th 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)
Critic reviews
“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)
“[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)
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- Kim Allyson
- 30-08-19
leavers
a must read for all. Ishmael.
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- JustMe
- 07-05-21
recommend
a good book with a few twists to make you think. nice narrating too . recommend
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- Danny Speirs
- 29-12-18
Lifechanging
The book ended too soon. I wanted to hear more of Ishmael's wise words. I cannot recommend this book enough as it truly is food for thought.
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- Martin and Sofia Carter
- 04-04-20
Beautiful recording of an intense book
What a read! Fully immersive story that challenges the very core of our paradigm of what it is to be human. Highly recommend you buy this and then buy another copy for a friend
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- Jordana
- 26-09-16
I wish I had more hours with Ishmael ❤️
I absolutely love this book! It became my favourite. I can't believe how the writer and the reader made me feel I want more of it, more knowledge, more sweetness. I think that nothing I can say it will do any justice to this book, there is a before and an after. If you will read one book in your entire life, may this be that one, it is that worth it. Thank you so much!
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- Mark
- 24-05-16
Amazing philosophy!!
This book is fascinating and really allows you to explore our place in the world. This book is fantastic for anyone who is interested in helping humanity out if the apparent hole we are in. Enjoy.
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- michiel van lelyveld
- 16-10-22
this is one of the most inspiring books ever
I enjoyed it so much. what incredible writing and story telling. and so relevant for our age.
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- james phillips
- 13-12-18
A must read before death
There is the world before this book...and the world after this book. It is a gem.
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- Mark J Estcourt
- 01-06-18
A beautiful and unexpected storey.
such a top story that not only keeps you entertained with a rollercoaster of emotions but also make you think about life and society.
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- Miss Leonie E. McLauchlan
- 08-07-18
inspired
I have this book in paperback but recently got the audio book so I could revisit it in a different medium. it's an incredible piece of work and I'd recommend it to anyone.
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