Gilgamesh by Joan LondonNovel set during the two World Wars. A family living on a small farm in rural Australia are visited by their cousin and his Armenian friend, who are taking the long way home after working on an archaeological dig in Iraq. The tale of ancient king Gilgamesh, who undertook a great journey of mourning and a search for the meaning of life, forms a central theme of the novel and informs the lives of all its characters. Author's previous titles are the short story collections 'Sister Ships', winner of the 1986 'Age' Book of the Year, and 'Letter to Constantine', winner of the 1994 Steele Rudd Award.