Gilgamesh

The paperback edition of Joan London's celebrated first novel: 'Readers will finish it feeling that they are holding something rare and precious' (Daily Mail)

Winner of the Age Fiction Book of the Year
Shortlisted for the Miles Franklin Award

'Readers will finish it feeling that they are holding something rare and precious' (Daily Mail)

'A beautifully written meditation on life and loss' Harpers & Queen

Winner of the Age Fiction Book of the Year
Shortlisted for the Miles Franklin Award

Gilgamesh is the epic story of a mother's search for the father of her child - from Australia to Armenia via England and Mesopotamia - all under the shadow of an imminent, and soon to be very real, World War II. Narrated in a clear, poetic voice, it is a portrayal of the different journeys we choose to take through life and what happens when ordinary people get caught up in extraordinary, seismic events.

A bestseller in its native Australia, Gilgamesh was awarded the Age Fiction Book of the Year and shortlisted for the prestigious Miles Franklin award alongside Tim Winton and Richard Flanagan.