Call me Ishmaelle / Xiaolu Guo.
"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. Nearly twenty 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 a diverse, swashbuckling crew--from a Polynesian harpooner to a Taoist Monk-and a powerful exploration of human nature, gender, and the nature of home" -- Provided by publisher.
Record details
- ISBN: 9780802166494
- ISBN: 0802166490
- Physical Description: 429 pages : map ; 21 cm
- Edition: First Grove Atlantic paperback edition.
- Publisher: New York : Black Cat, an imprint of Grove Atlantic, 2026.
- Copyright: ©2025
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- 11 of 12 copies available at NC Cardinal. (Show)
- 1 of 1 copy available at Madison County Public Library.
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| Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
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| Madison Main Library | FIC GUO (Text) | 30229101435534 | Adult Fiction | Available | - |
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