Gilgamesh, king of the great city of Uruk, confides in a lion. He tells him of the fear he inspired in his subjects; of his meeting with Enkidou, his rival and now his most loyal friend, sent by the gods themselves to calm his ardor; of his exploits against Humbaba, the god of storms; of his overweening...
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Gilgamesh, king of the great city of Uruk, confides in a lion. He tells him of the fear he inspired in his subjects; of his meeting with Enkidou, his rival and now his most loyal friend, sent by the gods themselves to calm his ardor; of his exploits against Humbaba, the god of storms; of his overweening ambition and the punishment meted out by the gods...
Géraldine Elschner succeeds in bringing Gilgamesh to life, sharing his extraordinary adventures with us in a tightly-knit but lively narrative. The superb illustrations by Anja Klauss plunge us into this mythology of brilliant colors.
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