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Gilgamesh (novel)

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Language
  
English

Pages
  
272 pp

OCLC
  
55686981

Author
  
Joan London

Followed by
  
The Good Parents

Country
  
Australia

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Publication date
  
2001

ISBN
  
0-8021-4121-8

Originally published
  
2001

Genre
  
Novel

Publisher
  
Grove Press

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Media type
  
Print (Hardback & paperback)

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Gilgamesh, published in 2001, is the first full-length novel written by Joan London. It is inspired by the Epic of Gilgamesh, the world's oldest known poem.

In 2002, the novel was shortlisted for the Miles Franklin Literary Award and was selected as The Age Book of the Year for Fiction. The book has been published with some success in Australia, the United Kingdom, and the United States of America. It has also been published in Europe.

Awards

  • Western Australian Premier's Book Awards, Fiction, 2001: shortlisted
  • New South Wales Premier's Literary Awards, Christina Stead Prize for Fiction, 2002: shortlisted
  • The Age Book of the Year Award, Fiction Prize, 2002: winner
  • Miles Franklin Literary Award, 2002: shortlisted
  • References

    Gilgamesh (novel) Wikipedia