Gilgamesh The Hero

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Gilgamesh The Hero

Gilgamesh The Hero

By: Geraldine McCaughrean

One of the oldest stories in the world, The Epic of Gilgamesh explores timeless themes of friendship, courage, fame, and the search for meaning. Gilgamesh and Enkidu are best friends who face monsters, natural disasters, and distant lands together—but must also confront a fate no hero can escape. Adapted from ancient stone tablets and written for readers ages 10 and up, this powerful tale introduces young readers to a legendary king and a story that has shaped human storytelling for thousands of years.

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This is one of the oldest stories in the world, and it's about many things that still matter to us today: friendship, fame, courage, happiness. Gilgamesh and Enkidu are friends - best friends. Together they can work wonders, fight monsters, brave earthquakes, travel the world. But waiting in the dark is the one enemy they can never overcome.

The Epic of Gilgamesh is the oldest recorded story in the world. It was originally carved on twelve stone tablets which, over thousands of years, were smashed into thousands of shards. Even now, for all the painstaking work of restoration, different scholars place the events of the story in different orders, and some episodes are still lost. Gilgamesh is thought to have been a real king reigning sometime between 3200BC and 2700BC over the Sumerian city of Uruk, in Mesopotamia (now Iraq). He led expeditions into neighboring territories, to fetch back timber for his grand building projects. The story of the Flood - several floods devastated the region - found its way into other cultures, ultimately into the Bible, undergoing changes according to the religion of the teller. The work of archaeology is incomplete; some of the tile fragments still baffle interpreters. This version is a free adaptation from a variety of translations. 

This edition is written for ages 10 and above.
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Used in Ancient History 9-10

  • By: Geraldine McCaughrean

  • Pages: 96

  • ISBN: 9780802852625

  • Media: Paperback

  • Reading level: 5th, 6th, 7th, 8th
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Paige

We read this together last year while working through the Epic of Gilgamesh guide. My son really enjoyed the story and it was easy for him to read. The illustrations were great and made the book that much more interesting to him. All of Geraldine McCaughrean's books are worth reading.

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