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Call Me Ishmaelle
XIAOLU GUO
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Summary
“A propulsive powerhouse of a read.”—Marie Claire (UK)
“Ambitious, brave, and strange.”—Philip Hoare, author of Leviathan
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.
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$27.95
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Category:
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Author:
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XIAOLU GUO
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Title:
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Call Me Ishmaelle
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Release date:
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16 January 2026
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GROVE PRESS
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Subject:
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LITTERATURE DIVERSES ORIGINES
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ISBN:
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9780802166494 (08021664911)
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Renaud-Bray Reference:
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21460066
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Item nb:
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4434563
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$19.95
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Call Me Ishmaelle
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GUO, XIAOLU
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GROVE PRESS
2026
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