Khufu's Wisdom by Naguib Mahfouz

Khufu's Wisdom

The Egyptian Trilogy #1

Naguib Mahfouz with Raymond Stock (Translator)

240 pages first pub 1939 (editions)

fiction historical adventurous challenging reflective medium-paced

Description

At the center of Khufu’s Wisdom, Nobel laureate Naguib Mahfouz’s majestic first novel, is the legendary Fourth Dynasty monarch Khufu (Cheops), for whom the Great Pyramid of Giza was built. When a seer prophesies the end of Khufu’s dynasty and the ...

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Moods

adventurous 100%
lighthearted 50%
reflective 50%

Pace

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medium 50%

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