We cannot include unsourced information in the database. Unless you are the author contacting us in person, it helps us if you cite the source or sources of your information. The Nebraska Authors database is based on publicly available sources.We appreciate corrections and additions to our information about authors, but please read the following guidelines and caveats carefully. When singer-activist Pete Seeger was interviewed about his favorite books he said that ' Ishmael is the book I buy 10 at a time and give away to all sorts of folks.' He had been working on versions of it as early as the 1960s. Ray Bradbury disagreed and called the novel 'a fine piece of work.' The novel made Quinn's reputation as a writer. One judge, author William Styron, said while it was worthy, it was worth nowhere near the prize amount, if indeed any one book might be.

The novel was awarded the $500,000 Turner Tomorrow Award, at sponsor Ted Turner's insistence, after the committee of judges dissolved in controversy. Ishmael attracted both admiration and controversy. Quinn's 1992 novel, Ishmael was a unique expression of Quinn's unconventional understanding of how humanity fails to understand nature and the real world in which we dwell. He was a journalist, free-lance writer, social critic, and novelist. He attempted to become a Trappist monk but was discouraged from doing so by his spiritual supervisor, Thomas Merton. Louis University and the University of Vienna. Omaha native Quinn attended Creighton Prep and studied at St.

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