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Gilgamesh

Joan London

Paperback | Pages: 272 pages

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Title	:	Gilgamesh
Author	:	Joan London
Book Format	:	Paperback
Book Edition	:	Anniversary Edition
Pages	:	Pages: 272 pages
Published	:	May 13th 2004 by Atlantic Books (first published November 30th 2000)
Categories	:	Fiction. Historical. Historical Fiction. Cultural. Australia. War. World War II. Literary Fiction. Adult Fiction

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"Edith and Frances, living with their mother on a tiny farm in the south-west of Australia, are visited by their cousin Leopold and his Armenian friend Aram. The two young men are taking the long way home after working on an archeological dig in Iraq. It is 1937. The modern world, they say, is waiting to erupt. Among the tales they tell is the story of Gilgamesh, the legendary king of Uruk in ancient Mesopotamia. Gilamesh's great journey of mourning after the death of his friend Enkidu, and his search for the secret of eternal life, is to resonate through all of their lives.

In 1939 Edith and her young child set off on an impossible journey of their own, to find themselves trapped by the outbreak of war. The story of this journey is the story of encounters and escapes, of friendship and love, of loss aqnd acceptance.

Moving between rural Australia, London, the Caucasus and the Middle East, from the last days of the First World War to the years following the Second, Joan London's stunning novel examines what happens when we strike out into the worlld, and how, like Gagamesh, we find our way home."

(from back cover of Picador book)

Define Books Supposing Gilgamesh

Original Title:	Gilgamesh
ISBN:	1843541831 (ISBN13: 9781843541837)
Edition Language:	English
Setting:	Australia
Literary Awards:	Orange Prize Nominee for Fiction Longlist (2004), Miles Franklin Literary Award Nominee for Shortlist (2002), International Dublin Literary Award Nominee (2003)

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Ratings: 3.63 From 1436 Users | 189 Reviews

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I was suspicious of this novel to the very last word on the very last page and then I sighed and closed the book and loved it.

Terrific. A story so well told that I quickly grew to want the best for the characters; I wanted the characters to have relief from their suffering. Edith's love for her son was moving, as was her search for Jim's father. I liked the historical setting of World War 2, and the character of Leopold, Edith's cousin, who was so vivid in my mind, so well portrayed. The Australian setting in the Bush near Fremantle was a new setting for me. The Caucasus and Aleppo, Syria were also part of the telling

Sounded like an interesting story - young girl from the backwoods of Australia goes on an almost epic search for the Armenian father of her young child in 1937. I enjoyed the first third of the book, learning about Edith's life in Australia and how she finally plans her escape. From there however, things get bogged down by actions that don't make sense and a plotline that really doesn't go anywhere. She's rescued implausibly several times, and her decision to return to Australia and the life she

London's wonderfully efficient writing style takes you through the trying second world war years of rural Australia. Set in the (then remote) area of south-west Western Australia this books tracks the path of a family as they try to make a meaningful life for themselves in conditions. The chance arrival of some cousins from Europe triggers events which will shape their lives and makes for a compelling read. I had trouble putting this book down and read it in a few days while on holiday - in

Sparse, sprawling, a beautiful novel. One of my favorite books I've read from the last couple of years...only reason it's four stars, not five, is the last fourth felt a bit rushed, added-on, and I would've loved seeing it excised and/or expanded. Nitpicky, yes, but that's all I can drudge up. This is a remarkable novel.



As I'm finding with many of the small countries in the world, there isn't a lot of English language fiction set in Armenia. I had already read what is likely the most well known novel about Armenia, Chris Bohjalian's The Sandcastle Girls. So of the few others that I found, I selected Gilgamesh, by Joan London, because of its theme of immigration and the experience of being in an unfamiliar place, which (as you have probably realized) is a favorite of mine. The novel's namesake, Gilgamesh is the