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"Ishmael, An Adventure of Mind and Spirit" by Daniel Quinn. The book that created and destroyed the Turner Tomorrow Foundation Fellowship Award. It will make yo
by nickbauman 10y ago
"Ishmael, An Adventure of Mind and Spirit" by Daniel Quinn. The book that created and destroyed the Turner Tomorrow Foundation Fellowship Award. It will make you examine some of the most profound myths at the center of our civilization and how those myths will determine our destiny, for better or for worse. It's a book that changed the way I think fundamentally. I will never be the same because of it.
- dredmorbius 10y agoCurious about that "created and destroyed" bit. I found this at NY Times: http://www.nytimes.com/1991/06/05/books/judges-in-turner-award-dispute-merits-of-novel-given-a-500000-prize.html http://www.nytimes.com/1991/06/05/books/judges-in-turner-awa...
- nickbauman 10y agoI think Quinn's win and the controversy Styron stirred up afterward shut down the award. After all, there were 2500 manuscripts to start with. Quinn's next novel, The Story of B addressed some of the criticism Styron (and others) had. I think it might be even better than Ishmael because of it.
- alcuadrado 10y agoThis has been my most recommended book lately.
- mrkgnao 10y agoAlso the book that inspired the name Animals as Leaders.