Gilgamesh the King
by Robert Silverberg
Form: Novel
Year: 1984
ID: 379
Publication history:
- ????: Gilgamesh, roi d'Ourouk, Gallimard Mass market paperback, ISBN 2070415864, 475 pp., in French
- 1984: Gilgamesh the King, Arbor House Hard cover book, 320 pp.
- 1985: Gilgamesh the King, Bantam Mass market paperback, ISBN 0-553-25250, 306 pp.
- 1985: Gilgamesh the King, Gollancz Hard cover book
- 1986: Gilgamesh the King, Pan Mass market paperback, 300 pp.
- 1987: König Gilgamesch, Heyne Mass market paperback, ISBN 345300437X, in German
- 1990: Gilgamesh, roi d'Ourouk, L'Atalante Hard cover book, ISBN 2905158220, 381 pp., in French
- 1996: König Gilgamesch von Uruk, Lübbe Mass market paperback, ISBN 3404137981, 425 pp., in German
Blurb:
(from Bantam 1985)
The epic tale of Gilgamesh, the legendary god-king of Sumeria who discovered the secret of eternal life, has enflamed the imagination of countless generations. In Gilgamesh the King, award-winning author Robert Silverberg gives us a vivid portrait of a courageous, lusty, sometimes reckless ruler of men. It is the majestic tale of a man haunted by gods, tormented by his passion for a woman who was his greatest rival, and driven by a thirst for immortality.
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Comments:
A great novel (one of very few Silverberg works I'd consider true fantasy) based on the ancient myths surrounding the Sumerian king Gilgamesh. His story continues into the afterlife in To the Land of the Living.