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West of Babylon : A Novel by Garrigues Eduardo (2004, Hardcover)

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Product Identifiers

PublisherUniversity of New Mexico Press

ISBN-100826323405

ISBN-139780826323408

eBay Product ID (ePID)2295387

Product Key Features

Book TitleWest of Babylon : a Novel

Number of Pages320 Pages

LanguageSpanish

TopicGeneral, Fantasy / Epic

Publication Year2004

IllustratorYes

GenreFiction

AuthorGarrigues Eduardo

FormatHardcover

Dimensions

Item Height1 in

Item Weight21.2 Oz

Item Length9.6 in

Item Width6.5 in

Additional Product Features

Intended AudienceTrade

LCCN2002-007874

Dewey Edition21

Dewey Decimal863/.64

SynopsisFirst published in Spain in 1999, this adventure set in 19th Century New Mexico uses elements of the ancient Near Eastern myth of Gilgamesh to tell a violent tale of war and revenge, treasure hunting and witchcraft. Gil Gomez, the cacique of the Spanish village of Cabezon, is a genizaro, a Navajo raised by Spanish people. Narrated by an American soldier with a taste for adventure, the story of Gil Gomez takes us to forts and villages, to Santa Fe, Bernalillo, and Albuquerque, to Inscription Rock and the Navajo lands in the west, and down the Jornada del Muerto to the Sierra Blanca in the South, where Apache magic defends a sacred forest against the greed of generations of treasure hunters. As in Gilgamesh, the hero joins forces with a supernatural companion, Decoy, or Cimarron, as the Spanish villagers call him. Garrigues, well known in Spain for earlier novels that blend exotic settings with ancient mythology, has given us a world in which the twin warriors of the ancient epic combine south-western and supernatural elements, while they also embody the twin warriors of Navajo legend. Readers familiar with New Mexico's varied cultures and those versed in the story of Gilgamesh will

LC Classification NumberPQ6657.A797A513 2002