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Bezig met laden... Khufu's Wisdom (1939)door Naguib Mahfouz
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Meld je aan bij LibraryThing om erachter te komen of je dit boek goed zult vinden. Op dit moment geen Discussie gesprekken over dit boek. Reconstrucción de la rebelión y guerra de los egipcios contra los hicsos. > Nuit blanche, No. 74 (printemps 1999), pp. 24–25 : https://id.erudit.org/iderudit/19323ac > Babelio : https://www.babelio.com/livres/Mahfouz-La-malediction-de-Ra/113290 Every time I come back to Mahfouz I am happy that I did. The way he tells stories is so compelling. It is a unique mixture of traditional storytelling and more modern European writing. This combination makes every story feel a little more epic. This works particularly well in a story as grand as Khufu's. While it is worth noting that the story itself does not line up with much of what we know of the time, but the experiences and feeling of the era rings truer than I expected. The story is simple, but there is real feeling that comes through. Even the somewhat grandiose verbiage doesn't override the truth of feelings present. The stories of fate and mortality are quite tangible and lasting. Khufu's attempt to overcome the fates is very believable and still devastating. I will say that I'm not as sure about how the women are written in this story. They don't seem as full as the male characters do. The princess in particular is quite disappointing. Further, the writing can be a bit stale and dense. But, in the end, the payoff is well worth it. It's truly remarkable that this was his first novel. geen besprekingen | voeg een bespreking toe
Onderdeel van de reeks(en)The Egyptian Trilogy (Book 1) Onderdeel van de uitgeversreeks(en)L'eclèctica (93)
Pharaoh Khufu is battling the Fates. At stake is the inheritance of Egypt's throne, the proud but tender heart of Khufu's beautiful daughter Princess Meresankh, and Khufu's legacy as a sage, not savage, ruler.As the tale begins, Khufu is bored in his great palace at Memphis. To entertain him, his architect Mirabu expounds on the mighty masterwork he has so far spent ten years building, with little yet showing above ground--what will become the Great Pyramid of Giza. Mirabu and the clever vizier Hemiunu tempt him with other amusements as well--but to no avail. Then one of the king's sons fetches a magician with the power to predict the future. The sorcerer says that Khufu's own offspring will not inherit Egypt's throne after him, but that it will fall instead to a son born that very morning to the High Priest of Ra. Furious, Khufu and his crown prince, the ruthless Khafra, set out to change the decree of the Fates--which fight back in the form of Djedefra, the boy at the center of the prophecy, and his heart's desire, Princess Meresankh. Yet will the unsuspecting Khufu survive the intrigue around him--not only to finish his long-awaited book of wisdom, but to become truly wise? Geen bibliotheekbeschrijvingen gevonden. |
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Google Books — Bezig met laden... GenresDewey Decimale Classificatie (DDC)892.736Literature Literature of other languages Middle Eastern languages Arabic (Egypt, Lebanon, Palestine, Saudi Arabia, Sudan) Arabic fiction 1945–2000LC-classificatieWaarderingGemiddelde:
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