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7-10 minute audio summaries of classic literature you didn't have the time or attention span to read:-)
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The Epic of Gilgamesh (opens the original)
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Send us Fan Mail The Epic of Gilgamesh, one of the oldest known works of literature, originates from ancient Mesopotamia, likely composed around 2100 BCE in Sumerian, with later Akkadian versions, notably the Standard Babylonian version from the 13th–10th centuries BCE. Preserved on clay tablets in cuneiform script, the epic emerged from the city-state of Uruk (modern-day Iraq), reflecting the cultural, religious, and social values of Mesopotamian civilization. It draws on earlier Sumerian ta...
The Ultimate Question (opens the original)
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Send us Fan Mail When a young boy is found on a battlefield, it sets into motion a series of events that will have potentially catastrophic results unless that young boy – now a young man – can solve the puzzle that his mentor left him before he died. “The script strategically plays with the audience’s expectations, occasionally embracing familiar tropes and conventions only to cleverly subvert them. This approach engages the viewers by luring them into making certain assumptions that ultima...
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