Gilgamesh

"Gilgamesh: The World's First Hero" explores the ancient Sumerian king and the epic poem that bears his name, revealing a story that is both a fundamental piece of human history and a profound meditation on mortality and immortality. The book traces the epic’s origins from oral tradition to its standardized form, while also examining its cultural and historical contexts, including the flood narrative that predates and influences biblical stories. Richly informed and accessible, it offers readers a compelling window into one of the world's earliest literary masterpieces and the civilization that produced it.