The Egyptian : A Novel (Rediscovered Classics) - (Sinuhe egyptiläinen #1–2)

Mika Waltari

Chicago Review Press

2002

503 páginas

16h 46m

ISBN-13: 9781556524417

[Sinuhe — The Egyptian : A Novel by Mika Waltari (first published 1944)] First published in the United States in 1949 and widely condemned as obscene, The Egyptian outsold every other novel published that 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: the Egypt of the 14th century B.C.E., when pharaohs and gods 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 become personal physician to Pharaoh Akhnaton.

[Characters]: Akhenaten, Nefertiti, Tutankhamun, Kaptah, Ay, Horemheb, Sinuhe, Burna-Buriash II, Aziru, Tiye, Beketaten, Smenkhkare...

[Setting]: Thebes, Egypt, -1378 (Egypt)
Smyrna (Turkey)
Jerusalem (Israel)
Mitanni
Babylon (Iraq)
Hattusa (Turkey)
Crete (Greece)
Mediterranean Sea
Amurru
Akhetaten, -1346 (Egypt)
Memphis (Egypt)
Gaza (Palestinian Territory, Occupied)