Write&Read

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  • The Epic of Gilgamesh

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    Rodney Nelsestuen
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    I recently read The Epic of Gilgamesh, a story that predates Homer by 1500 years or more (Intro by NK Sandars in the Penguin Classics edition copyrighted 1972). The story was most likely a composite of decades, if not centuries, of oral storytelling which was finally written down (probably) first in Sumerian Cuneiform. Tablets were…

  • Amandla, a Novel

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    Rodney Nelsestuen
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    South Africa’s story Amandla (meaning ‘power’) is a self-published novel by South African native Alix Jans. For full disclosure one should know that Alix is a friend of mine. But I hope that will not deter you from reading this review and the novel. Jans wrote the book as a way to leave information about…