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Sinuhe the Egyptian by Mika Waltari

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kiscica123's review against another edition

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adventurous emotional informative inspiring mysterious fast-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

5.0

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4.0

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5.0

I first read this book about 40 years ago (how can I be that old?). I had a paperback copy of it and I read it so many times I eventually had to throw the book away because it fell apart. I've thought of the book off and on over the years and thought I'd like to re-read it. It's so easy to find older, out of print books these days and I easily found a hardback copy for not a lot of money. It's even better than I remember it. Forty years later I know more about the world and understand the book better than I did in my late teens/early 20s. It's a masterpiece. I really enjoy reading novels based on ancient history, but not all authors can bring a world to life. Mary Renault is a favorite and Mika Waltari is equally as good at bringing ancient worlds alive. Around the same time I bought the copy of The Eqyptian I also bought The Etrucscan and look forward to reading it. I may also track down some of his other books.

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5.0

The story of the many voyages and adventures of sinhue. It is a fantastic book, as it demonstrated different people of different beliefs through the eyes of an unbiased man. Sinuhe is knowledgeable and benevolent. He travels to many countries and meets many kings and monarchs. A very noticeable and abominable thing is human rights being completely disregarded. Women are objectified and slavery is prevalent.What sad truths about our past.
The book portrays many real historical characters. Amenhotep III, succeeded by Akhenaten ,Tutankhamun, and Horemheb, and we get to know their lives and how they died. This delighted me. I love getting to know biographies in such a way.
I saved many quotes from many pages, but these lines, at the very end captured me most.
"Quisiera comprender por qué he vivido, pero al final de este último libro, lo sé todavía menos que nunca."
And in the last page, when he reiterates his purpose of writing and his situation in his final days, he says this:
“Porque yo, Sinuhé, soy un hombre y como tal he vivido en todos los que han existido antes que yo y viviré en todos los que existan después de mí. Viviré en las risas y en las lágrimas de los hombres, en sus pesares y sus temores, en su bondad y su maldad, en su debilidad y su fuerza.”“debilidad y su fuerza. Como hombre, viviré eternamente en el hombre y por esta razón no necesito ofrendas sobre mi tumba ni inmortalidad para mi nombre. He aquí lo que ha escrito Sinuhé el egipcio, que vivió solitario todos los días de su vida.”
Definitely recommended by me.