{"product_id":"2940169778366","title":"The Buried Book: The Loss and Rediscovery of the Great Epic of Gilgamesh","description":"\u003cp\u003eEtched in the wedge-shaped letters known as cuneiform on clay tablets, the \u003cem\u003eEpic of Gilgamesh\u003c\/em\u003e stands as the earliest classic of world literature. Its earliest surviving fragments date back to the eighteenth century BC, more than 3,700 years ago. In \u003cem\u003eThe Buried Book\u003c\/em\u003e, David Damrosch tells the story of George Smith, a self-taught linguist, who one momentous afternoon in 1872 was working at the British Museum, going through a pile of Layard¿s clay tablets, when he suddenly realized that he was reading about ¿a flood, storm, a ship caught on a mountain, and a bird sent out in search of dry land.¿\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDaring adventurers, fearless explorers, ancient kings, gods, and goddesses come to life in this riveting story of the first great epic and its rediscovery in the nineteenth century.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Blackstone Audio, Inc.","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47099797930224,"sku":"2940169778366","price":16.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/2940169778366_p0.jpg?v=1769899847","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/2940169778366","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}