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* Winner of the 1995 Governor General's Literary Award *
* for Best Illustration in Children's Book *
In the final book of the trilogy, Gilgamesh sets out to find immortality. After encountering many monsters and physical hardships, he discovers that true immortality lies in the good he accomplished during his lifetime.
"Zeman's work has the stark beauty of the best translations...the art has the graphic style of old engravings, but the color overlays...give each page the feeling of discovering some ancient manuscript.
-- Pasadena-Press Enterprise
"A visual epic. Ludmila's illustrations magnificently capture the rich and complex Gilgamesh tale." --- Winner's jury citation, Governor General's Award
ISBN: 9780887763809
Published by Tundra Books
24 pages 289 x 267cm
21 full-color illustrations
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