{"product_id":"book-4486","title":"The Buried Book","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 Publishing","offers":[{"title":"Audiobook","offer_id":49314227290416,"sku":"BD4486","price":16.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Audio CD","offer_id":49314227323184,"sku":"ZE4486","price":19.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Audio MP3-CD","offer_id":49314227355952,"sku":"ZM4486","price":29.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0879\/2784\/9264\/files\/4486-Square-cover.jpg?v=1775576330","url":"https:\/\/downpour.com\/products\/book-4486","provider":"Downpour","version":"1.0","type":"link"}