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The Epic of Gilgamesh written 5000 years ago on clay tablets
retold and illustrated in the
Gilgamesh trilogy by Ludmila Zeman
In the first book of the trilogy, the lonely king rules his city as a tyrant. It takes Enkidu, a wild man from the forest, to show him the joys of friendship and what it means to be human.
"Exquisitely illustrated...Zeman's pictures are filled with drama, and her palette is lustrous..." -- Quill & Quire
"The illustrations are warm and powerfully original." -- American Bookseller
ISBN: 9780887764370
Published by Tundra Books
24 pages 289 x 267cm
21 full-color illustrations
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