Gilgamesh the King
- Form
- Novel
- Year
- 1984
Publication history
- (unknown): Gilgamesh, roi d'Ourouk, Gallimard Mass market paperback, 475 pp., in French as Gilgamesh, roi d'Ourouk
- 1984: Gilgamesh the King, Arbor House Hard cover book, 320 pp.
- 1985: Gilgamesh the King, Bantam Mass market paperback, 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, in German as König Gilgamesch
- 1990: Gilgamesh, roi d'Ourouk, L'Atalante Hard cover book, 381 pp., in French as Gilgamesh, roi d'Ourouk
- 1996: König Gilgamesch von Uruk, Lübbe Mass market paperback, 425 pp., in German as König Gilgamesch von Uruk
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.
Comments
A great fantasy
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.
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