CALL ME ISHMAELLE
A New York Times Book Review Editors' Pick
"Well worth your time . . . By adding in new characters while adhering to the original story, the author creates something new, strange and thrilling."-Los Angeles Times
"An astonishingly ambitious undertaking . . . you're in the hands of a genuine storyteller."-New York Times Book Review
From the National Book Critics Circle Award-winning author, a feminist reimagining of Herman Melville's classic Moby-Dick through the eyes of one inimitable woman and a diverse, swashbuckling crew
I must work on a ship as a man . . . I must find freedom on the seas.
1843. 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.
Years later, as the American Civil War breaks out, 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 amidst the bloody male violence of whaling and discovers a mysterious bond between herself and the white whale who claimed Seneca's leg.
Built on the bones of Melville's classic, Call Me Ishmaelle is a dynamic new tale, imbued with an eclectic crew-from a Polynesian harpooner to a Taoist Monk-and a powerful exploration of human nature, gender, man's place among the animals, and the nature of home.
Edad recomendada: Adultos.
GUO XIAOLU
Xiaolu Guo nació en la provincia de Zhejiang, China, en 1973. Estudió en la Academia de Cine de Pekín y posteriormente se trasladó a Reino Unido para continuar sus estudios en la National Film and Television School. Ha desarrollado su trabajo tanto en la literatura como en el cine documental y de ficción. Es autora de novelas redactadas en chino y en inglés, entre las que se encuentran Lenguaje de amor chino para principiantes y Una memoria autobiográfica de nueve capítulos. Sus obras literarias han sido traducidas a más de veinte idiomas y sus películas se han exhibido en diversos festivales internacionales. Reside y trabaja en Londres.
