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Gilgamesh
AuthorJoan London
LanguageEnglish
GenreNovel
PublisherGrove Press
Publication date
2001
Publication placeAustralia
Media typePrint (Hardback & paperback)
Pages272 pp
ISBNISBN 0802141218 Parameter error in {{ISBNT}}: invalid character
Followed byThe Good Parents 

Gilgamesh is the first full-length novel written by Joan London, in 2001. Gilgamesh is based on the Epic of Gilgamesh, the world's oldest known poem[1].

In 2002, the novel was shortlisted for the Miles Franklin Literary Award[2] and was selected as The Age Book of the Year for Fiction[3].The book has been published with some success in Australia, the United Kingdom, and the United States of America[4], where it was a New York Times Notable Book in 2003[5]. It has also been published in Europe[6].

References

  1. ^ "Journey's End, a Guardian.co.uk book review".
  2. ^ "Miles Franklin Literary Award".
  3. ^ "The Sydney Writers' Festival 2008".
  4. ^ "Journey's End, a Guardian.co.uk book review".
  5. ^ "The Sydney Writers' Festival 2008".
  6. ^ "The Sydney Writers' Festival 2008".
  • [1] Guardian review
  • [2] An introduction to the book
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