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Author: Geraldine McCaughrean

📘 The epic of Gilgamesh by Geraldine McCaughrean

This adaptation of the epic of Gilgamesh, based on seventh-century B.C. Assyrian clay tablets, tells the story of the wandering and adventures of the god king, Gilgamesh, who ruled in ancient Mesopotamia (now Iraq) in about 2700 B.C., and of his faithful companion, Enkidu. The tale features the epic hero's epic struggle with his own mortality and his journey to find immortality. This is an imaginative and engaging retelling of an ancient legend.

First publish date: 2003

Genre: Children's Fiction/Children's Adventure

Authors: Geraldine McCaughrean

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