The Tablet of Destinies The Tablet of Destinies

The Tablet of Destinies

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An immersive and mesmerizing narrative that reimagines the Mesopotamian myth of the Great Flood

A 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.

GENRE
Non-fictie
UITGEGEVEN
2022
26 juli
TAAL
EN
Engels
LENGTE
128
Pagina's
UITGEVER
Penguin Books Ltd
GROOTTE
758,4
kB

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