- Gilgamesh (novel)
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name = Gilgamesh
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author =Joan London
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country =Australia
language = English
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genre =Novel
publisher =Grove Press
release_date = 2001
media_type = Print (Hardback &paperback )
pages = 272 pp
isbn = ISBN 0802141218
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followed_by =The Good Parents "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 [cite web|url=http://books.guardian.co.uk/review/story/0,,1074243,00.html|title=Journey's End, a Guardian.co.uk book review] .In 2002, the novel was shortlisted for the
Miles Franklin Literary Award [cite web|url=http://www.abbeys.com.au/sitepages/page117.asp|title=Miles Franklin Literary Award] and was selected asThe Age Book of the Year for Fiction [cite web|url=http://www.swf.org.au/component/option,com_events/task,view_detail/agid,174/year,2008/month,05/day,23/Itemid,182/|title=The Sydney Writers' Festival 2008] .The book has been published with some success inAustralia , theUnited Kingdom , and theUnited States of America [cite web|url=http://books.guardian.co.uk/review/story/0,,1074243,00.html|title=Journey's End, a Guardian.co.uk book review] . It has also been published in Europe [cite web|url=http://www.swf.org.au/component/option,com_events/task,view_detail/agid,174/year,2008/month,05/day,23/Itemid,182/|title=The Sydney Writers' Festival 2008] .Awards
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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: shortlistedNotes
This novel was listed in "The New York Times" Book Review section as one of the Notable Books of 2003. [http://www.nytimes.com/2003/12/07/books/review/1207books-notable-fiction.html?pagewanted=4&ei=5070&en=31675d5eb51788bb&ex=1222574400 New York Times] ]
References
External links
* [http://books.guardian.co.uk/review/story/0,,1074243,00.html Guardian review]
* [http://www.middlemiss.org/lit/australian/gilgamesh.html Middlemiss Website: Gilgmesh]
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