{"product_id":"gilgamesh-by-sophus-helle-9780300268096","title":"Gilgamesh","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA poem for the ages, freshly and accessibly translated by an international rising star, bringing together scholarly precision and poetic grace.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e“Sophus Helle’s new translation . . . [is] a thrilling, enchanting, desperate thing to read.”\u003c\/b\u003e—Nina MacLaughlin, \u003ci\u003eBoston Globe\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e“Looks to be the last word on this Babylonian masterpiece.”\u003c\/b\u003e—Michael Dirda, \u003ci\u003eWashington Post\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eGilgamesh\u003c\/i\u003e is a Babylonian story about love between men, loss and grief, the confrontation with death; the destruction of nature; insomnia and restlessness, finding peace in one’s community, the voice of women, the folly of gods, heroes, and monsters—and more.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eTranslating directly from the Akkadian, Sophus Helle offers a literary translation that reproduces the original epic’s poetic effects, including its succinct clarity and enchanting cadence. Millennia after its composition, \u003ci\u003eGilgamesh\u003c\/i\u003e continues to speak to us in myriad ways.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Unknown","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46796310773996,"sku":"9780300268096","price":24.99,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/24678703482294.jpg?v=1757089612","url":"https:\/\/bookhero.co.nz\/products\/gilgamesh-by-sophus-helle-9780300268096","provider":"Book Hero","version":"1.0","type":"link"}