An extraordinary and startlingly original sequel to Ishmael “Enthralling, shocking, hope-filled, and utterly fearless, Daniel Quinn leads us deeper and deeper into the human heart, history, and spirit. In My Ishmael, Quinn strikes out into entirely new territory, posing questions that will rock you on your heels, and providing tantalizing possibilities for a truly new world vision.”—Susan Chernak McElroy, author of Animals as Teachers & Healers When Ishmael places an advertisement for pupils with “an earnest desire to save the world,” he does not expect a child to answer him. But twelve-year-old Julie Gerchak is undaunted by Ishmael’s reluctance to teach someone so young, and convinces him to take her on as his next student. Ishmael knows he can't apply the same strategies with Julie that he used with his first pupil, Alan Lomax—nor can he hope for the same outcome. But young Julie proves that she is ready to forge her own spiritual path and arrive at her own destination. And when the time comes to choose a pupil to carry out his greatest mission yet, Ishmael makes a daring decision—a choice that just might change the world. Explore Daniel Quinn’s spiritual Ishmael trilogy: ISHMAEL • MY ISHMAEL • THE STORY OF B

ダニエル・クインが提示するのは、単なる文明論を超えた、我々の魂を縛り付ける「物語」からの根源的な脱却です。本作は十二歳の少女ジュリーを対話相手に据えたことで、知の探求をより純粋で容赦のないものへと昇華させました。既成概念に染まりきらない子供の視点を通じ、人類が当然視してきた搾取的な生存戦略を鮮やかに解体していくプロセスには、知的な陶酔すら覚えます。 教育や経済といった身近なシステムがいかに生態系を蝕むドグマであるかを暴く筆致は見事です。イシュマエルの放つ言葉は、読者の足元を揺るがす衝撃を与えながらも、同時に新世界への再生を予感させる希望に満ちています。既存の文明の終焉を嘆くのではなく、全く新しい物語を共に紡ぎ始めるための、これは恐ろしくも美しい挑戦状なのです。