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Daniel Quinn (born 1935 in Omaha, Nebraska) is a U.S. writer. He is best known for his book Ishmael (1992), which won the Turner Tomorrow Fellowship Award in 1991.

Biography

Daniel Quinn studied at Saint Louis University, University of Vienna, Austria, and Loyola University, receiving a bachelor's degree in English, cum laude, in 1957.

In 1975, he abandoned his career as a publisher to become a freelance writer. Quinn is best known for his book Ishmael (1992), which won the Turner Tomorrow Fellowship Award in 1991. This fellowship was established to encourage authors to seek "creative and positive solutions to global problems". Ishmael is the first of a trilogy including The Story of B, and My Ishmael. The 1999 film Instinct is roughly based on the story.

Ishmael and its sequels brought ever-increasing fame to Quinn throughout the 1990s, and he became a very well-known author to certain segments of the environmental movement, the simplicity movement, the anarchist movement and Anarcho-primitivism movements. Quinn has traveled widely to lecture and discuss his books. As of 2006, he appears to be traveling less frequently, perhaps because of health issues.

While response to Ishmael was mostly very positive, Quinn inspired a great deal of controversy with his claim (most explicitly discussed in the appendix section of The Story of B) that since population growth is a function of food supply, food aid to impoverished nations merely puts off and dramatically worsens a massive population-environment crisis.

Some say his argument is a modified version of Thomas Malthus, although Quinn states the problem is not a food shortage, pointing out that excess food does not go to feeding those who are starving. He suggests that current population growth is unsustainable both for human beings and other species, and that apparently benevolent policies now will wreak havoc when considered from a longer-term view. As evidence of this, he points to the extinction of 200 species a day currently being caused by human beings. Quinn has also suggested that the low fertility rates of developed nations are irrelevant as counter-evidence to his thesis, because the growing food production of developed nations is what is driving population growth in the Third World.

Quinn repeatedly states in his books that he speaks to a population as a whole, and not some artificial subsection (say, Germany). His argument is simple: more food, more humans. Not necessarily more humans in Nebraska, for example, but wherever the extra food from Nebraska is going. His argument rests on the physical fact that more food eaten directly translates to more human mass. He specifically states that starvation in problem areas is not necessary provided the extra humans are moved to areas that can sustain them. He objects to food aid that simply keeps an already unsustainable population growing.

Quinn's book Tales of Adam was released in 2005 after a long bankruptcy scuffle with its initially scheduled publisher. It is designed to be a look through the animist's eyes in seven short tales.

Across the United States and the world, dozens or even hundreds of local groups have formed to discuss Quinn's ideas. It is unclear how many of these groups are currently in active existence. A guide to these groups can be found on Quinn's website.

Related authors include Derrick Jensen, Jared Diamond, Jack Forbes, Edward Goldsmith, Morris Berman, and Fredy Perlman.

Quinn currently lives in Houston, Texas with his wife Rennie.

Bibliography

(1988) Dreamer
(1992) Ishmael
(1996) The Story of B
(1996) Providence: The Story of a 50 Year Vision Quest (autobiography)
(1997) My Ishmael
(1997) A Newcomer's Guide to the Afterlife (with Tom Whalen)
(1999) An Animist Testament (audio cassette of Quinn reading The Tales of Adam and The Book of the Damned)
(2000) Beyond Civilization
(2001) The Man Who Grew Young (graphic novel)
(2001) After Dachau
(2002) The Holy
(2005) Tales of Adam
(2006) Work, Work, Work
(2007) If They Give You Lined Paper, Write Sideways

Key concepts

External links

Ishmael.org - The Ishmael community, Daniel Quinn's official website
The Friends of Ishmael Society
Read Ishmael - a website devoted to encouraging people to read Ishmael

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+'''Daniel Quinn''' (born [[1935]] in [[Omaha, Nebraska]]) is a [[United States|U.S.]] [[writer]]. He is best known for his book ''[[Ishmael (novel)|Ishmael]]'' (1992), which won the [[Turner Tomorrow Fellowship Award]] in 1991.
-'''Daniel Quinn''' (born [[1993]]is fameous for having the worlds biggest dick
-daniel now lives in maitland nsw
 ==Biography==
+Daniel Quinn studied at [[Saint Louis University]], [[University of Vienna]], [[Austria]], and [[Loyola University Chicago|Loyola University]], receiving a bachelor's degree in English, cum laude, in 1957.
-Daniel Quinn is soooo mad, i love him plus he has a huge dick
+In 1975, he abandoned his career as a publisher to become a [[freelance writer]]. Quinn is best known for his book ''[[Ishmael (novel)|Ishmael]]'' (1992), which won the [[Turner Tomorrow Fellowship Award]] in 1991. This fellowship was established to encourage authors to seek "creative and positive solutions to global problems". ''Ishmael'' is the first of a trilogy including ''[[The Story of B]]'', and ''[[My Ishmael]]''. The [[1999]] film ''[[Instinct (film)|Instinct]]'' is roughly based on the story.
+''[[Ishmael (novel)|Ishmael]]'' and its sequels brought ever-increasing fame to Quinn throughout the 1990s, and he became a very well-known author to certain segments of the [[environmental movement]], the [[Simple living|simplicity movement]], the [[anarchist]] movement and [[Anarcho-primitivism]] movements.  Quinn has traveled widely to lecture and discuss his books.  As of [[2006]], he appears to be traveling less frequently, perhaps because of health issues.
+While response to ''[[Ishmael (novel)|Ishmael]]'' was mostly very positive, Quinn inspired a great deal of controversy with his claim (most explicitly discussed in the appendix section of ''[[The Story of B]]'') that since [[population growth]] is a function of food supply, food aid to impoverished nations merely puts off and dramatically worsens a massive population-environment crisis.
+Some say his argument is a modified version of [[Thomas Malthus]], although Quinn states the problem is not a food shortage, pointing out that excess food does not go to feeding those who are starving. He suggests that current population growth is unsustainable both for human beings and other species, and that apparently benevolent policies now will wreak havoc when considered from a longer-term view.  As evidence of this, he points to the extinction of 200 species a day currently being caused by human beings.  Quinn has also suggested that the low fertility rates of developed nations are irrelevant as counter-evidence to his thesis, because the growing food production of developed nations is what is driving population growth in the [[Third World]].
+Quinn repeatedly states in his books that he speaks to a population as a whole, and not some artificial subsection (say, Germany). His argument is simple: more food, more humans. Not necessarily more humans in Nebraska, for example, but wherever the extra food from Nebraska is going. His argument rests on the physical fact that more food eaten directly translates to more human mass. He specifically states that starvation in problem areas is not necessary provided the extra humans are moved to areas that can sustain them. He objects to food aid that simply keeps an already unsustainable population growing.
+Quinn's book ''[[Tales of Adam]]'' was released in [[2005]] after a long bankruptcy scuffle with its initially scheduled publisher. It is designed to be a look through the [[animist]]'s eyes in seven short tales.
+Across the United States and the world, dozens or even hundreds of local groups have formed to discuss Quinn's ideas.  It is unclear how many of these groups are currently in active existence.  A guide to these groups can be found on Quinn's website.
+Related authors include [[Derrick Jensen]], [[Jared Diamond]], [[Jack Forbes]], [[Edward Goldsmith]], [[Morris Berman]], and [[Fredy Perlman]].
+Quinn currently lives in Houston, Texas with his wife Rennie.
+==Bibliography==
+* (1988) ''[[Dreamer (novel)|Dreamer]]''
+* (1992) ''[[Ishmael (novel)|Ishmael]]''
+* (1996) ''[[The Story of B]]''
+* (1996) ''[[Providence: The Story of a 50 Year Vision Quest]]'' (autobiography)
+* (1997) ''[[My Ishmael]]''
+* (1997) ''[[A Newcomer's Guide to the Afterlife]]'' (with Tom Whalen)
+* (1999) ''[[An Animist Testament]]'' ([[audio cassette]] of Quinn reading ''[[The Tales of Adam]]'' and ''[[The Book of the Damned (Quinn)|The Book of the Damned]]'')
+* (2000) ''[[Beyond Civilization]]''
+* (2001) ''[[The Man Who Grew Young]]'' ([[graphic novel]])
+* (2001) ''[[After Dachau]]''
+* (2002) ''[[The Holy]]''
+* (2005) ''[[Tales of Adam]]''
+* (2006) ''[[Work, Work, Work]]''
+* (2007) ''[[If They Give You Lined Paper, Write Sideways]]''
+==Key concepts==
+* [[New tribalists]]
+* [[Food Race]]
+* [[Overpopulation]]
+* [[Law of Limited Competition]]
+==External links==
+* [http://www.ishmael.org/ Ishmael.org] - The Ishmael community, Daniel Quinn's official website
+* [http://www.friendsofishmael.org/ The Friends of Ishmael Society]
+* [http://www.readishmael.com/ Read Ishmael] - a website devoted to encouraging people to read ''Ishmael''
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