Joshua Hammer

The Mesopotamian Riddle

An Archaeologist, a Soldier, a Clergyman, and the Race to Decipher the World's Oldest Writing

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Produktbeschreibung

An “adventure tale for puzzle lovers and Indiana Jones fans alike” (The Washington Post) following three free-spirited Victorians on their twenty-year quest to decipher cuneiform, the oldest writing in the world—from the New York Times bestselling author of The Bad-Ass Librarians of Timbuktu.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Simon & Schuster
• Seitenzahl: 400
• Erscheinungstermin: 10. März 2026
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 213mm x 140mm x 20mm
• Gewicht: 259g
• ISBN-13: 9781668015452
• ISBN-10: 1668015455
• Artikelnr.: 74428069

Autorenporträt

Joshua Hammer is the New York Times bestselling author of six books, including The Bad-Ass Librarians of Timbuktu, The Falcon Thief, and The Mesopotamian Riddle. His writing has appeared in The New York Times Magazine, GQ, The Atlantic, The New Yorker, National Geographic, Smithsonian, and Outside. He lives in Berlin.