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The Revenge of Ishtar - (Gilgamesh Trilogy) by Ludmila Zeman (Paperback)

The Revenge of Ishtar - (Gilgamesh Trilogy) by  Ludmila Zeman (Paperback)
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<p/><br></br><p><b> About the Book </b></p></br></br>King Gilgamesh and his friend Enkidu untertake heroic adventures, slay monsters, battle the goddess Ishtar, and save their city, Uruk, in this re-telling of the 5,000 year old legend.<p/><br></br><p><b> Book Synopsis </b></p></br></br>In this second volume in the Gilgamesh trilogy, Enkidu joins Gilgamesh in the quest to slay Humbaba, the monster who has attacked the city and caused great destruction, including the death of the beautiful singer, Shamat. Gilgamesh and Enkidu successfully slay the monster and in so doing, Gilgamesh attracts the attention of the goddess Ishtar. In rejecting her advances, he incurs her revenge and an attack by the Bull of Heaven. Enkidu manages to kill the bull, but is slain by Ishtar, striking at the bond between the two friends. Shattered, Gilgamesh vows he will destroy the last monster: death. <P>"From the Hardcover edition."<p/><br></br><p><b> Review Quotes </b></p></br></br><br>The Gilgamesh Trilogy: <p/>"A powerful version of the Gilgamesh epic...a stirring and sad tale."<br>-<i>The New Yorker</i><br><p/><br></br><p><b> About the Author </b></p></br></br><b>Ludmila Zeman</b> was born in the former Czechoslovakia and immigrated to Canada in 1984. She has taught art in Vancouver, created animated sequences for <i>Sesame Street</i> and, with her husband, made the film <i>Lord of the Sky</i>, an award-winning animated short. Her epic Gilgamesh trilogy won numerous awards. Her book, <i>The First Red Maple Leaf</i>, was a finalist for the Governor General's Award for Illustration.

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