My Ishmael

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My Ishmael
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Author	Daniel Quinn
Cover artist	Claude Anderson
Country	United States
Language	English
Genre(s)	Novel
Publisher	Bantam Books
Publication date	December 1997
Media type	Print (Paperback)
ISBN	ISBN 0-553-10636-8
Preceded by	Ishmael, The Story of B

My Ishmael is a sequel to the novel Ishmael by Daniel Quinn. Its plot revolves around a gorilla named Ishmael who describes his philosophy regarding tribal society to Julie, a twelve-year-old girl.

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The book reflects the author's evolving philosophy by clarifying concepts in the previous novel which the protagonist supposedly misunderstood. It resolves the problem of Ishmael dying at the end of the earlier work by explaining that this was all part of an elaborate plot to allow the gorilla to finally return to Africa, where he can live the natural life that he has taught to his disciples.