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Akhenaten: Dweller in Truth
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Naguib Mahfouz
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Free shipping NZ wide  Ships within 24 hours from USA supplier| Rating: | | | Format: | Paperback, 178 pages | | Published In: | United States, 01 May 2000 |
ReviewsPraise for Naguib Mahfouz:
"The greatest writer in one of the most widely understood languages in the world, a storyteller of the first order in any idiom."--"Vanity Fair"
"A Dickens of the Cairo cafés." --"Newsweek"
"The incredible variety of Naguib Mahfouz's writings continue to dazzle our eyes."--"The Washington Post"
"Naguib Mahfouz virtually invented the novel as an Arab form. He excels at fusing deep emotion and soap opera."--"The New York Times Book Review"
"Mahfouz's work is freshly nuanced and hauntingly lyrical. The Nobel Prize acknowledges the universal significance of his fiction."--"Los Angeles Times Book Review" |
| Publisher: | Bantam Doubleday Dell Publishing Group | | ISBN: | 0385499094 |
| EAN: | 9780385499095 | | Dimensions: | 20.32 x 13.36 x 1.22 centimeters (0.20 kg) |
| Age Range: |
15+ years |
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 – Customer review on 30/09/2008
This a wonderful (if ending a little abruptly) tale of the reign of Akhenaten, told by those closest to him to a scribe in search of the truth. It shines the light on a period about which we know many isolated facts, but the whole truth remains a mystery. It's also a pointed reminder that "the truth" is never black and white, but dependent on our own perspectives and prejudices.
This is the first book by Naguib Mahfouz that I've read. His prose is elegantly simple and effective, and the translation (thankfully) does it justice. Highly recommended if you have any interest in Egypt's history.
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