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Call Me Ishmaelle
By Xiaolu Guo
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Moby Dick reimagined through the eyes of a girl disguised as a boy, this epic tale of adventure explores courage, identity and what it truly means to be human.
A New York Times Book Review Editors' Pick
“Well worth your time . . . By adding in new characters while adhering to the original story, the author creates something new, strange and thrilling.”—Los Angeles Times
“An astonishingly ambitious undertaking . . . you’re in the hands of a genuine storyteller.”—New York Times Book Review
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 an...
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