{"product_id":"gilgameshs-snake-and-other-poems-bilingual-edition-paperback","title":"Gilgamesh's Snake and Other Poems: Bilingual Edition - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eGhareeb Iskander\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eJohn Glenday\u003c\/b\u003e (Translator), \u003cb\u003eGhareeb Iskander\u003c\/b\u003e (Translator)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe\u003ci\u003e Epic of Gilgamesh\u003c\/i\u003e is perhaps the greatest surviving work of early Mesopotamian literature. According to legend, Gilgamesh built the city walls of Uruk, modern-day Iraq, to protect his people from external threats. Although the epic records events from more than four thousand years ago, those events echo many of the social and cultural concerns of Iraq today. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn this luminous bilingual collection of poems, Ghareeb Iskander offers a personal response to the epic. Iskander's modern-day Gilgamesh is a nameless Iraqi citizen who witnessed the fall of the dictatorship, who exists in a constant state of threat, and who dreams, not about eternity, but simply about life. While Gilgamesh was searching for the elixir of life, Iskander's hero is searching for consolation.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eGhareeb Iskander\u003c\/b\u003e is an Iraqi poet living in London. He has published numerous collections of poems including, \u003ci\u003eA Chariot of Illusion\u003c\/i\u003e. His critical work includes \u003ci\u003eSemiotic Trends in the Critique of Arab Poetry.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eJohn Glenday\u003c\/b\u003e is an award-winning Scottish poet and translator. He is the author of several poetry collections including, \u003ci\u003eGrain and Undark\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 112\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.28 x 8.68 x 5.45 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e April 18, 2016\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51757832569120,"sku":"9780815610717","price":14.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/1b5c25da2ef229cf47f257e2a63cc17a.webp?v=1780112841","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/gilgameshs-snake-and-other-poems-bilingual-edition-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}