The Annals of Ishmael Behind any novel, there is a history that includes the author and each and every person with whom he or she came into contact during the creative process.
Some novels take on a life of their own and generate their own historical artifacts as time goes on.
In this new division of Ishmael's Companion Website, we will retrace the evolution of the work that eventually became Ishmael , and we will track the present as it becomes part of the history of this life-shaking book. Presently you will find a brief photo journal of Daniel Quinn winning the Turner Fellowship for Ishmael an alternate ending for Ishmael , some of the surprising history behind the book such as rejection letters from literary agents, and a few examples of the inspiration Ishmael has been to some of its readers.