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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 (trade paperback)
- Physical Description: 429 pages : map ; 21 cm
- Edition: First Grove Atlantic paperback edition.
- Publisher: New York : Black Cat, 2026.
- Copyright: ©2025
Content descriptions
| General Note: | "First published in Great Britain in 2025 by Chatto & Windus, an imprint of Vintage, Penguin Random House"--Title page verso page. Includes a reading group guide. |
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| Subject: | Enslaved persons > Fiction. Orphans > Fiction. Whaling ships > Fiction. Women > Fiction. |
| Genre: | Historical fiction. Bildungsromans. Novels. |
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| Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lakeshore Branch | FIC Guo | 31681010451938 | FICTIONPBK | Reshelving | - |
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