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The Tablet of Destinies

Calasso, RobertoParks, Tim(Translated by)
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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.

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Product Details
Penguin Books Ltd
0141998458 / 9780141998459
Paperback / softback
853.914
16/11/2023
United Kingdom
English
General
128 pages
20 cm
Translated from the Italian.