Mr. Monkey and Other Sumerian Fables

by Jessica Amanda Salmonson

Overview

These fables are restored from translated fragments of cuneiform writings dating to between 2000 B.C. and 1500 B.C. Cuneiform is the oldest form of writing, invented in the nation of Sumer.

In these old writings are many witty sayings, fables, and sentiments referring to animals. The best of them are wonderful little stories.

Product Details

BN ID:	2940013521551
Publisher:	Duck's-foot Tree Publishing
Publication date:	11/29/2011
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
File size:	26 KB

About the Author

essica Amanda Salmonson is the author of a number of novels including Ou Lu Khen and the Beautiful Madwoman, several small books of poetry including Horn of Tara: Holiday Hymns for the Universal Mother, short story collections such as The Deep Museum: Ghost Stories of a Melancholic. She is a recipient of the Lambda Award and World Fantasy Award. She lives with artist Rhonda Boothe and three tiny dogs in an Edwardian manse overlooking Puget Sound.

Editorial Reviews

Mr. Monkey and Other Sumerian Fables...the oldest known examples of fables.

Brian Stableford

Mr. Monkey assembles beast-fables which may be the earliest extant stories of the form. The scholarship is thorough and secure and the adventurousness is evident.

John Clute