The Story of Gilgamesh
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ISBN: 9781782690238
author:
Yiyun Li
/
Marco Lorenzetti
book format: Hardcover
publishing house: Pushkin Children's Books
publication date: 2014
-3
language:
English
binding: Hardcover
number of pages: 104
Yiyun Li / Marco Lorenzetti
overview
Godlike Gilgamesh, King of Uruk, has built a beautiful city, but is also a terrible tyrant. In answer to the prayers of his oppressed citizens, the gods create Enkidu, a wild man whose destiny is to first fight Gilgamesh, and then become his life-long friend. They embark on adventures together, but when they - together - kill the Bull of Heaven, Enkidu must pay the ultimate price. In his grief and fear of his own death, Gilgamesh goes on a journey to discover the secret to immortality...