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| Author | Robert Silverberg |
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| Illustrator | dt3456 |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Genre(s) | Fantasy novel |
| Publisher | Arbor House |
| Publication date | 1984 |
| Media type | Print (Hardcover & Paperback) |
| Pages | 320 pp |
| ISBN | ISBN 0-877-95599-9 |
Gilgamesh the King is a 1984 fantasy novel by Robert Silverberg presenting the Epic of Gilgamesh as a novel.
Plot introduction
The novel is told from the point of view of Gilgamesh, and is primarily ambivalent about the supernatural elements of the epic. Most of the events are portrayed in a fairly realistic manner, and the reader is left undecided as to whether certain events are coincidence, or divine intervention. Silverberg had previously written a number of stories for the fantasy anthology series Heroes in Hell describing Gilgamesh's adventures in the underworld.
