The Egyptian
of Mika Waltari
Series: Sinuhe egyptiläinen #1–2
Description
The only Finnish novel adopted into a Hollywood film Mika Waltari's 1945 novel The Egyptian was turned into a DeLuxe Color epic film by 20th Century Fox in 1954 and was nominated for an academy award a year later. A 1940s #1 Bestseller and a Historic Novel All-Time Favorite A historic novel all-time favorite, after its translation in English from Swedish, The Egyptian topped the bestseller charts in 1949 and the years following. The protagonist of the novel is the fictional character Sinuhe, the royal physician, who tells the story in exile after Akhenaten's fall and death. Apart from incidents in Egypt, the novel charts Sinuhe's travels in then Egyptian-dominated Syria, in Mitanni, Babylon, Minoan Crete, Mitanni, and among the Hittites.The main character of the novel is named after a character in an ancient Egyptian text commonly known as The Story of Sinuhe. The original story dates to a time long before that of Akhenaten: texts are known from as early as the 12th Dynasty.Much concerned about the historical accuracy of his detailed description of ancient Egyptian life forced the author to carry out considerable research into the subject. The result has been praised not only by readers but also by Egyptologists.Waltari had long been interested in Akhenaten and wrote a play about him which was staged in Helsinki in 1938. World War II provided the final impulse for exploring the subject in a novel which, although depicting events that took place over 3,300 years ago
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Book Details
- Format E-book
- Pages 514 pages
- Publisher Not informed
- Publication Date October 20th 2014
- First Publication 10/28/44
- Language English
- ISBN B00OQTE64C
- Edition Not informed
- Category Other
- Scenario ['Thebes, Egypt (Egypt)', 'Smyrna (Turkey)', 'Jerusalem (Israel)', 'Mitanni', 'Babylon (Iraq)', 'Hattusa (Turkey)', 'Crete (Greece)', 'Mediterranean Sea', 'Amurru', 'Akhetaten (Egypt)', 'Memphis (Egypt)', 'Gaza (Palestinian Territory, Occupied)']
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