Three Novels of Ancient Egypt: Khufu's Wisdom, Rhadopis of Nubia, Thebes At War

Mahfouz reaches back thousands of years to bring us tales from his homeland's majestic early history?tales of the Egyptian nobility and of war, star-crossed love, and the divine rule of the pharoahs. In Khufu's Wisdom, the legendary Fourth Dynasty monarch faces the prospect of the end of his rule and the possibility that his daughter has fallen in love with the man prophesied to be his successor. Rhadopis of Nubia is the unforgettable story of the charismatic young Pharoah Merenra II and the ravishing courtesan Rhadopis, whose love affair makes them the envy of all Egyptian society. And Thebes at War tells the epic story of Egypt's victory over the Asiatic foreigners who dominated the country for two centuries.

Author: 
Mahfouz, Naguib
Title: 
Three Novels of Ancient Egypt: Khufu's Wisdom, Rhadopis of Nubia, Thebes At War
Publisher: 
Everyman's Library
Place of Publication: 
Egypt
Date: 
2007
Subject Area: 
Fiction
Original Language: 
Arabic
Translator: 
Raymond Stock et al
Description: 

Mahfouz reaches back thousands of years to bring us tales from his homeland's majestic early history?tales of the Egyptian nobility and of war, star-crossed love, and the divine rule of the pharoahs. In Khufu's Wisdom, the legendary Fourth Dynasty monarch faces the prospect of the end of his rule and the possibility that his daughter has fallen in love with the man prophesied to be his successor. Rhadopis of Nubia is the unforgettable story of the charismatic young Pharoah Merenra II and the ravishing courtesan Rhadopis, whose love affair makes them the envy of all Egyptian society. And Thebes at War tells the epic story of Egypt's victory over the Asiatic foreigners who dominated the country for two centuries.

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