{"product_id":"gilgamesh-by-stephen-mitchell-9781861977984","title":"Gilgamesh","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eGilgamesh\u003c\/i\u003e is a born leader, but in an attempt to control his growing arrogance, the Gods create Enkidu, a wild man, his equal in strength and courage. Enkidu is trapped by a temple prostitute, civilised through sexual experience and brought to Gilgamesh. They become best friends and battle evil together.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eAfter Enkidu's death, the distraught Gilgamesh sets out on a journey to find Utnapishtim, the survivor of the Great Flood, made immortal by the Gods to ask him the secret of life and death. \u003ci\u003eGilgamesh\u003c\/i\u003e is the first and remains one of the most important works of world literature.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eWritten in ancient Mesopotamia in the second millennium B.C., it predates the \u003ci\u003eIliad\u003c\/i\u003e by roughly 1,000 years. \u003ci\u003eGilgamesh\u003c\/i\u003e is extraordinarily modern in its emotional power but also provides an insight into the values of an ancient culture and civilisation.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Allen \u0026 Unwin","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46530713125100,"sku":"9781861977984","price":27.0,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/26078343482850.jpg?v=1749263752","url":"https:\/\/bookhero.pro\/products\/gilgamesh-by-stephen-mitchell-9781861977984","provider":"Book Hero","version":"1.0","type":"link"}