Gilgamesh
ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: London, Joan, PUBLISHER: Grove Press, Gilgamesh is an evocative novel ong>ofong> encounters and escapes, ong>ofong> friendship and love, ong>ofong> loss and acceptance, a debut that marks ong>theong> emergence ong>ofong> a world-class talent. It is . On a tiny farm in far southwestern Australia, seventeen-year-old Edith and his Armenian friend arrive--taking ong>theong> long way home from an archaeological dig in Iraq. Edith is captivated by ong>theong> tales ong>theong>y tell ong>ofong> strange peoples, magical journeys, and a world far beyond her home. Two years later, in , Edith and her young son, Jim, set ong>ofong>f on a journey ong>ofong> ong>theong>ir own, to Soviet Armenia, where ong>theong>y are trapped by ong>theong> outbreak ong>ofong> war. A novel ong>ofong> stunning accomplishment, Gilgamesh examines what happens when we strike out into ong>theong> world, and how, like ong>theong> wandering king, we find our way home.