Ishmael: An Adventure of the Mind and Spirit
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| Rating | : | 4.91 (848 Votes) |
| Asin | : | B00005452U |
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| Number of Pages | : | 373 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2014-01-30 |
| Language | : | English |
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"A good message" according to Ann Nyberg Bradley. I really liked this book despite the rather implausible story line, though its true value lies in the underlying message it contains. The premise is that we humans (most of us anyway) consider ourselves to be the epitome of evolution, thus giving us the right to exploit anything and everything in our environment. I have long felt that the tribal life of indigenous peoples around the world is more in line with Nature than the lifestyle of industrialized nations, which is pointed out by Ishmael. I al. An essay in narrative form Mark Montebello I found 'Ismael' to be a sort of essay in narrative form (told by a gorilla) in the anti-civilisation (or beyond civilisation) genre. Though the book never mentions it explicitly, the theme is reminiscent of what is sometimes called the Easter Island effect, and warns against its extremities. Perhaps for someone new to the theme the novel might come across as marvellous, and also perhaps revelatory. I must admit that I found it rather simplistic, often presenting scenarios and interpretations as if. rob said "The bars of the cage". The concept of captivity and not being able to find “the bars of the cage” is used as a metaphor for our culture and how it relates to our thoughts and our behavior of that culture. Ishmael talks about how we are lost and captive in these invisible bars; we cannot see what is keeping us in; therefore the way out becomes more confusing. We start to disengage because of this feeling of hopelessness. This idea of man made for world or world made for man takes a toll on how life “prog
From Publishers Weekly Quinn ( Dreamer ) won the Turner Tomorrow Award's half-million-dollar first prize for this fascinating and odd book--not a novel by any conventional definition--which was written 13 years ago but could not find a publisher. The unnamed narrator is a disillusioned modern writer who answers a personal ad ("Teacher seeks pupil. . The bulk of the book consists entirely of philosophical dialogues between gorilla and man, on the model of Plato's Republic. Apply in person.") and thereby meets a wise, learned gorilla named Ishmael that can communicate telepathically. 50,000 first printing; major ad/promo. Copyri
We want to change our lives.”—The Washington Post “Arthur Koestler, in an essay in which he wondered whether mankind would go the way of the dinosaur, formulated what he called the Dinosaur’s Prayer: ‘Lord, a little more time!’ Ishmael does its bit to answer that prayer and may just possibly have bought us all a little more time.”—Los Angeles Times. One of the most beloved and bestselling novels of spiritual adventure ever published, Ishmael has earned a passionate following among readers and critics alike. This special twenty-fifth anniversary edition features a new foreword and afterword by the author, as well as an excerpt from My Ishmael. TEACHER SEEKS PUPIL. In Ishmael, which received the Turner Tomorrow Fellowship for the best work of fiction offering positive solutions to global problems, Daniel Quinn parses humanity’s origins and its relationship with nature, in search