{"product_id":"call-me-ishmaelle-xiaolu-guo-paperback","title":"Call Me Ishmaelle -- Xiaolu Guo, Paperback","description":"\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eA \u003ci\u003eNew York Times Book Review \u003c\/i\u003eEditors' Pick\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\"Well worth your time . . . By adding in new characters while adhering to the original story, the author creates something new, strange and thrilling.\"--\u003ci\u003eLos Angeles Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\"An astonishingly ambitious undertaking . . . you're in the hands of a genuine storyteller.\"--\u003ci\u003eNew York Times Book Review\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFrom the National Book Critics Circle Award-winning author, a feminist reimagining of Herman Melville's classic \u003ci\u003eMoby-Dick\u003c\/i\u003e through the eyes of one inimitable woman and a diverse, swashbuckling crew\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eI must work on a ship as a man . . . I must find freedom on the seas.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e1843. 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eYears 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBuilt on the bones of Melville's classic, \u003ci\u003eCall Me Ishmaelle\u003c\/i\u003e 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/strong\u003e Xiaolu Guo\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/strong\u003e Grove Press, Black Cat\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePublished:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1\/6\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 448\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/strong\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWeight:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.95 lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSize:\u003c\/strong\u003e 8\" H x 5.05\" L x 1.4\" W\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eISBN:\u003c\/strong\u003e 9780802166494\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Flowerburst","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50574787117360,"sku":"9780802166494","price":18.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0879\/2712\/8368\/files\/9780802166494_2f2911e1-c450-4477-bc0d-4b1ce321fef9.jpg?v=1775153479","url":"https:\/\/flowerburst.co\/products\/call-me-ishmaelle-xiaolu-guo-paperback","provider":"Flowerburst","version":"1.0","type":"link"}