My Ishmael

About “My Ishmael”

Daniel Quinn's Ishmael is a bestseller and a winner of the Turner Tomorrow Fellowship. It is the first in a series that explores spiritual and philosophical themes. A sequel follows, introducing a new character, twelve-year-old Julie Gerchak, who answers Ishmael's advertisement for students with "an earnest desire to save the world." Despite Ishmael's initial reluctance to teach a child, Julie convinces him to take her on. Unlike his previous student, Alan Lomax, Julie forges her own path. When Ishmael must choose a pupil for his greatest mission, he makes a bold decision that could change the world. The novel continues the themes of the original while introducing new perspectives and challenges.