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1) Paperback Book The Egyptian: A Novel by Chicago Review Press. I know I am completely in the minority here, but I am being honest when I say that this book just didn´t grab me the way it grabbed everyone else. I thought the characters were just average, the story plodding, and the sentences too long and boring. Clearly, many other people would disagree with me, otherwise this wouldn´t be such a popular book and have so many glowing reviews. I wish I felt otherwise and had the same enthusiasm for the book which others do, but it just didn´t feel real and thrilling to me.¤ 2) Paperback Book The Egyptian: A Novel by Chicago Review Press. Having received this as a gift and not knowing anything about the story or the author I was a bit sceptical about diving into this book. But any fears were washed away as soon as you finish the first chapter.
Although it is slow in some bits, it has enough there to keep the reader interested in the eventual outcome, no small part played by its interesting and at times comical characters.
You don´t have to have an appreciation for egyptian history or culture to really get into this book.¤ 3) Paperback Book The Egyptian: A Novel by Chicago Review Press. Axe of Iron: The Settlers
The Egyptian is a sweeping saga of ancient Egypt, set during the 18th dynasty during the reigns of the Pharaohs Amunhoptep, Akhenaton, and Horemheb. The story revolves around the life of Sinuhe, a man of common birth without family-an orphan-who subsequently overcomes all obstacles to become a physician. Later he will become the friend and personal physician of Pharaoh Akhenaten, but not before a lifetime of intrigue, near death experiences, heartache, and the glory and status of close association with the Pharaoh.
This book has all the elements one would expect of such a saga: sex, terror, periods of extreme danger, friendship, intrigue, and a meticulously researched storyline.
The only downside is, rather than carry the story with dialogue; Waltari went into pages of descriptive text to set-up the story of a society that was to become, at the behest of Pharaoh Akhenaten, monotheistic, complete with a new god, unfamiliar and unloved by the masses. His attempt to shove this god down the throats of his subjects led the country inevitably into chaos, with all that state of affairs would suggest.
Sinuhe does all he can during this time, pleading and cajoling with his friend and monarch to the best of his ability. His efforts did not end well for either of them for the outcome was inevitable and foreordained.
If you stick with it through the parts that drag you will have read a classic historical fiction tale.
¤ 4) Paperback Book The Egyptian: A Novel by Chicago Review Press. This book was suggested to me by a cardiologist before embarking on a career in medicine. It is very deep and talks to your soul about the human condition, and what we share in common. It is hard to walk away from reading this book and not be more reflective and humble. I can see where my friend thought this would be instructive before embarking on a medical career. By the way, cherish when someone republishes books that have been out of print. Either the used books are of poor quality, and falling apart, or very expensive. This is a true classic which I highly recommend to all, young and old.¤ 5) Paperback Book The Egyptian: A Novel by Chicago Review Press. There are a million reviews of Waltari´s work out there already, so I won´t plague the internet with yet another in-depth one. I will, however, comment on what I perceive to be the central question that the book asks:
"Is it better to live a life shaped by ethics and compassion, and thus die alone? Or would one rather turn a blind eye to suffering and gather all earthly wealth around oneself?"
And the book doesn´t pass judgement on either form of living, even though the protagonist leans towards the ethical, and his faithful servant towards the material. I think, from that relation between Sinuhe and Kaptah, there springs a certain analogy for the human psyche - no matter how we wish to strive for the light, for the truth, for purity, the material cannot be shafted away - it must always follow us, even through our convoluted course of the search for meanings and maintain us, sometimes unwillingly, in this life. That is what is magical about this book - it is an epic historical adventure, spanning the entire life of Sinuhe, and the rise and fall of several pharoahs; but most importantly, it is a thoroughly profound look at the human condition, and the struggle raging in each individual.¤ 6) Paperback Book The Egyptian: A Novel by Chicago Review Press. 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.
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