
The Egyptian
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Narrated by:
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Charlton Griffin
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By:
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Mika Waltari
The world of ancient Egypt springs magnificently to life in this astonishing historical novel of love, war, political intrigue, and religious revolution. Told from the first-person point of view, it is the story of Sinuhe, physician to the royal court of Pharaoh Amenhotep III and his successors in the middle of the tumultuous 14th century B.C. From his exalted position, Sinuhe was able to observe and participate in some of the most intimate and important decisions that affected the powerful Egyptian kingdom of the 18th Dynasty during a very troubled period of its history.
Waltari brilliantly captures the life and rhythms of the ancient world as it was 3,400 years ago. When Sinuhe is sent as envoy to various foreign courts, including Babylon, Syria, and Crete, he encounters strange people with even stranger customs and beliefs. But Sinuhe is a tortured soul, a man who has been in love many times, and always to his sorrow. He travels to forget. Based on actual historical events, Sinuhe encounters many of the real-life characters who are familiar to many: Pharaoh Akhnaton, Queen Nefertiti, Tutankhamon, and the ruthless Horemheb - all real people whose lives, images, and stories are known to us from stone engravings, sculpture, and papyrus chronicles brought to light by modern archaeology. Follow along on a journey down the ancient Nile to a time of mysterious religions, beautiful palaces, and squalid urban life - to a time of spiritual and political passions that threatened to overwhelm an entire kingdom.
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this book is gold
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The Egyptian an epic tell
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Happy to have listened. My parents had the book many 40 years ago!
Great book
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Fictional History
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Like an Egyptian.
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75% through it I kept wanting it to be over. However Glimpsing into the culture,customs and History of Ancient Egypt was interesting.
It is hard to believe that this story takes place a 1000 years after the great Pyramids were built and it is still "Ancient"Egypt.
I recommend listening to about half of it ....Then listen to another book.....Then come back to the 2nd half of The Egyptian.
The contrast between the cultured Egyptians and the "Huns" of the day..."The Hittites"is interesting.
Beware the Hittites
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One of the best historical novels of all time!
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my mom favorite book i read it like 40 years ago and i love it today
unforgettable performance 🎭
thank you .🙏
fantastic book ❤
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a great listen.
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Very long
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