Gilgamesh Retold (Carcanet Classics)

By: Jenny Lewis

Narrated by: Colin Still, Jenny Lewis

Jenny Lewis relocates Gilgamesh to its earlier, oral roots in a Sumerian society where men and women were more equal, the reigning deity of Gilgamesh’s city, Uruk, was female (Inanna), only women were allowed to brew beer and keep taverns and women had their own language - emesal. With this shift of emphasis, Lewis captures the powerful allure of the world’s oldest poem and gives it a fresh dynamic while creating a fast-paced narrative for a new generation of listeners.

©2018 Jenny Lewis (P)2019 Carcanet Press

Very beautiful

I listened while reading at the same time. For poetry it'll be hard to get what it's saying without looking at the text for the first time.