CALL ME ISHTAR

A “bouncy, tongue-in-cheek” (Kirkus) satire on gender politics, Call Me Ishtar is the outrageous manifesto of a Goddess determined to right the wrongs of the 3000 year-old patriarchy.

She is Ishtar: Mother Goddess, Queen of Heaven, Angel of Death, and Whore of Babylon, and, returning to earth in this most recent incarnation, suburban housewife and sexual subversive. Gallivanting through upstate New York, Ishtar breaks into a hostess factory to taint its products, catapults a rock band to stardom via satanic rituals, and rises from the coffin at her own funeral.

Rhoda Lerman (1936-2015) is the author of six novels and one work of nonfiction. She is noted for her vivid imagination, wry humor, and arch social commentary. As a speaker and writer, her work has been recognized and honored in India, Tibet, South America, and Europe. She taught and lectured at major universities, including Harvard, Wisconsin, and Syracuse.