Gilgamesh: A New English Version Book

Note: I don’t lower prices, but I will send one offer only or you could send a reasonable offer. No lowballers. I cross-list, so if this listing gets deleted, it means I sold the item on a different app. Good condition. Gilgamesh: A New English Version by Stephen Mitchell. This brilliant new treatment of the world's oldest epic is a literary event on par with Seamus Heaney's wildly popular Beowulf translation. Esteemed translator and best-selling author Stephen Mitchell energizes a heroic tale so old it predates Homer's Iliad by more than a millennium. In the ancient city of Uruk, the tyrannical King Gilgamesh tramples citizens "like a wild bull". The gods send an untamed man named Enkidu to control the ruthless king, but after fighting, Enkidu and Gilgamesh become great friends and embark on a series of adventures. They kill fearsome creatures before Enkidu succumbs to disease, leaving Gilgamesh despondent and alone. Eventually, Gilgamesh moves forward, and his quest becomes a soul-searching journey of self-discovery. Mitchell's treatment of this extraordinary work is the finest yet, surpassing previous versions in its preservation of the wisdom and beauty of the original. ©2004 Stephen Mitchell (P)2004 Recorded Books LLC