Gilgamesh, half-god and half-man, in his loneliness and isolation becomes a cruel tyrant over the citizens of Uruk. To impress them forever he orders a great wall to be built, driving his people to exhaustion and despair so that they cry to the Sun God for help. In answer, another kind of man, Enkidu, is sent to earth to live among the animals and learn kindness from them. He falls in love with Shamhat, a singer from the temple, and he follows her back to Uruk. There, Enkidu, the uncivilized beast from the forest, shows the evil Gilgamesh through friendship what it means to be human.”
Author: Ludmila Zeman
Binding Type: Paperback
Publisher: Tundra Books (NY)
Published: 04/25/1998
Series: Gilgamesh Trilogy
Pages: 24
Weight: 0.4lbs
Size: 11.20h x 10.00w x 0.20d
ISBN: 9780887764370
Language: English
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