The Tablet of Destinies
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Engelsk
An immersive and mesmerizing narrative that reimagines the Mesopotamian myth of the Great FloodA long time ago, the gods grew tired of humans and decided to send a flood to destroy them. But Ea, the g...
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Forlagsbeskrivelse af The Tablet of Destinies af Roberto Calasso
An immersive and mesmerizing narrative that reimagines the Mesopotamian myth of the Great FloodA long time ago, the gods grew tired of humans and decided to send a flood to destroy them. But Ea, the god of fresh underground water, didn't agree. He advised one of his devotees, Utnapishtim, to build a quadrangular boat to house humans and animals, and saved these living creatures from the Flood. Rather than punish Utnapishtim for his disobedience, Enlil, King of the gods, granted the mortal eternal life and banished him to the island of Dilmun. Thousands of years later, when Sinbad the Sailor is shipwrecked and arrives on that very same island, the two begin a conversation about courage, loss, salvation and sacrifice.
Detaljer
Forlag
Penguin Books Ltd
ISBN
9780141998459
Sprog
Engelsk
Sider
128
Udgivelsesdato
16-11-2023
Format
Paperback
Varenr.
3383571
EAN nr.
9780141998459
Varegruppe
Engelsk non fiction div.