Xiaolu Guo
Take Four Books talks to the British-Chinese writer Xiaolu Guo about her new novel, Call Me Ishmaelle, and explores its connections to three other literary works.
This week, Take Four Books, presented by James Crawford, talks to the British-Chinese writer Xiaolu Guo about her new novel - Call Me Ishmaelle - which reinterprets Herman Melville's mighty Moby Dick story and follows the protagonist of Ishmaelle, a woman who sneaks onto a whaling ship disguised as a man. For her three influencing texts Xiaolu chose: Moby Dick by Herman Melville from 1851; Philip Hoare's Leviathan from 2009; and Othello by William Shakespeare (first performed in 1604).
The supporting contributor for this episode was the literary editor and founder of the independent publisher thi wurd - Alan McMunnigall.
Producer: Dom Howell
Editor: Gillian Wheelan
This was a 蜜芽传媒 Audio Scotland production.
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