top of page
An immersive and mesmerizing narrative that reimagines the Mesopotamian myth of the Great Flood A long time ago, the gods grew tired of humans and decided to send a flood to destroy them. But Ea, the god of fresh underground water, didn't agree. He advised one of his devotees, Utnapishtim, to build a quadrangular boat to house humans and animals, and saved these living creatures from the Flood. Rather than punish Utnapishtim for his disobedience, Enlil, King of the gods, granted the mortal eternal life and banished him to the island of Dilmun. Thousands of years later, when Sinbad the Sailor is shipwrecked and arrives on that very same island, the two begin a conversation about courage, loss, salvation and sacrifice.

The Tablet of Destinies by Roberto Calasso

SKU: 9780141998459
£10.99Price
Quantity

Sign up to our newsletter!

Hewson Books is the registered name of The Kew Bookshop & The Sheen Bookshop.

Two local independent bookhops in, Kew and East Sheen in London.

©2025 by Hewson Books

kew@hewsonbooks.co.uk • 020 8940 0030   -   sheen@hewsonbooks.co.uk • 020 8876 1717

Combined logo.jpg
    bottom of page