bOne of the most beloved and bestselling novels of spiritual adventure ever published, iIshmaeli has earned a passionate following. This special twenty-fifth anniversary edition features a new foreword and afterword by the author.b pbA thoughtful, fearlessly low-key novel about the role of our species on the planet . . . laid out for us with an originality and a clarity that few would deny.--iThe New York Times Book Reviewib piTeacher Seeks Pupil.ibriMust have an earnest desire to save the world.i briApply in person.bribriIt was just a three-line ad in the personals section, but it launched the adventure of a lifetime.i pSo begins an utterly unique and captivating novel. It is the story of a man who embarks on a highly provocative intellectual adventure with a gorilla--a journey of the mind and spirit that changes forever the way he sees the world and humankind's place in it. pIn iIshmaeli, which received the Turner Tomorrow Fellowship for the best work of fiction offering positive sol