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Gilgamesh’s Snake and Other Poems

About Gilgamesh’s Snake and Other Poems

In this luminous bilingual collection of poems, Ghareeb Iskander offers a personal response to the The Epic of Gilgamesh. Iskander's modern-day Gilgamesh is a nameless Iraqi citizen who witnessed the fall of the dictatorship, who exists in a constant state of threat, and who dreams, not about eternity, but simply about life.

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  • Language:
  • English
  • ISBN:
  • 9780815610717
  • Binding:
  • Paperback
  • Pages:
  • 112
  • Published:
  • March 30, 2016
  • Edition:
  • Dimensions:
  • 226x143x11 mm.
  • Weight:
  • 142 g.
Delivery: 2-4 weeks
Expected delivery: November 1, 2024

Description of Gilgamesh’s Snake and Other Poems

In this luminous bilingual collection of poems, Ghareeb Iskander offers a personal response to the The Epic of Gilgamesh. Iskander's modern-day Gilgamesh is a nameless Iraqi citizen who witnessed the fall of the dictatorship, who exists in a constant state of threat, and who dreams, not about eternity, but simply about life.

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