The Memory of an Elephant

by Alex Lasker

Overview

"The Memory of an Elephant" is an epic saga told by an aging African elephant as he makes a last, perilous journey to find the humans who rescued him as an orphan some fifty years ago. Interwoven with his narrative are the tumultuous lives of the family who raised and then lost him. This timeless story is alternately heartwarming and heartbreaking, spanning east Africa, Great Britain and New York from 1962 to 2015.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9798505945995
Publisher:	Alex Lasker
Publication date:	02/18/2022
Pages:	222
Product dimensions:	6.00(w) x 9.00(h) x 0.51(d)

About the Author

After graduating from UCLA Film School Mr. Lasker became a screenwriter for the next 30+ years, living in Venice, then in Marina del Rey where he raised a family. As only insiders and people with an avid interest in the film business know, screenwriters are generally well-paid but have no control over their material--even original material--and watch helplessly as their projects are changed to meet a director's or star's whims, rarely for the better. So he's getting out, and "Elephant" is his first novel.

Editorial Reviews

"I have never read anything that reflects my feelings and experiences regarding the intelligence and emotional life of elephants as clearly what Mr. Lasker has done here. I hope this novel will bring an appreciation of elephants to the greater world and help ensure their survival."

The National Elephant Center - John Lehnardt

"A tender, sometimes heartbreaking saga... A vivid and timely depiction of the sentience of elephants and the cruelty of ivory poaching."

Kirkus Reviews

"The Memory of an Elephant is the highly emotional story of Ishi, a Bull Elephant coming to the end of his life, who decides to travel back to the plains of his birth in Kenya before he dies. I read most of it with a giant lump in my throat and defy anyone not to be moved by the story of this supremely intelligent majestic creature. This is a beautifully told epic story that brings the beauty and wild cruelty of Africa vividly to life."

Reedsy Discovery - Joanna Joseph