The Egyptian by Mika Waltari

ISBN: 951011989X

Author: Mika Waltari

Condition: new

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 worlds history: the Egypt of the 14th century B.C.E., when pharaohs and gods contended with the near-collapse of historys 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.