{"product_id":"taking-mesopotamia-jenny-lewis-9781906188115","title":"Taking Mesopotamia","description":"\u003ci\u003eTaking Mesopotamia\u003c\/i\u003e was originally inspired by Jenny Lewis's search for her lost father--the young South Wales Borderer who led his troops across the desert by starlight in the ill-fated Mesopotamian campaign of World War I. Through reconstructed diary extracts, witness statements, and a mixture of formal poems and free verse, the book extends into a wider exploration of the recent Iraq war seen from a woman's point of view--the horror of sons and daughters being sent into battle, the struggles of widows and orphans. Woven through the personal and geopolitical content is a more ancient strand inspired by \u003ci\u003eThe Epic of Gilgamesh\u003c\/i\u003e, the world's first piece of written literature, whose themes of hubris, abuse of power, and fear of death show us how little the world has changed in 4,000 years.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Jenny Lewis\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1906188114\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781906188115\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Carcanet Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 04\/01\/2014\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 96\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.30lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.40h x 5.40w x 0.40d","brand":"Jenny Lewis","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44075126784255,"sku":"9781906188115","price":16.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_f7010e03-cf44-49e7-8665-980f5398b16d.jpg?v=1685457755","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/taking-mesopotamia-jenny-lewis-9781906188115","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}