The Egyptian

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The Egyptian
The Egyptian
Author : Mika Waltari
File Size : 54,6 Mb
Publisher : Rare Treasure Editions
Language : English
Release Date : 05 November 2021
ISBN : 9781774642979
Pages : 703 pages
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The Egyptian by Mika Waltari Book PDF Summary

First published in the 1940s and widely condemned as obscene, The Egyptian outsold every other American novel published that same year, and remains a classic; readers worldwide have testified to its life-changing power. It is a full-bodied re-creation of a largely forgotten era in the world’s history: an Egypt when pharaohs contended with the near-collapse of history’s greatest empire. This epic tale encompasses the whole of the then-known world, from Babylon to Crete, from Thebes to Jerusalem, while centering around one unforgettable figure: Sinuhe, a man of mysterious origins who rises from the depths of degradation to get close to the Pharoah...

The Egyptian

The Egyptian by Mika Waltari

First published in the 1940s and widely condemned as obscene, The Egyptian outsold every other American novel published that same year, and remains a classic; readers worldwide have testified to its life-changing power. It is a full-bodied re-creation of a largely forgotten era in the world’s history: an Egypt

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