Download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets. The protagonist of the novel is the fictional character sinuhe, the royal. See all 22 formats and editions hide other formats and editions. See all 24 formats and editions hide other formats and. The egyptian is a book that illustrates the trepan, the trepanation technique, and the required set of instruments in full detail.
See all formats and editions hide other formats and editions. So far, it is the only finnish novel to be adapted into a hollywood film, which it was, in. Read, highlight, and take notes, across web, tablet, and phone. The story is very interesting from historical, sociological, and even scientific point of view. First published in the united states in 1949 and widely condemn. Mika toimi waltari was a finnish writer, best known for his. Mika toimi waltari was a finnish historical novelist, best known for his magnum opus. Price new from used from hardcover, january 1, 1963 please retry. Egipcjanin sinuhe, tom 1 by mika waltari goodreads. Though never appearing onstage, throughout the book the hittite king. A novel by waltari, mika from amazons fiction books store. Everyday low prices on a huge range of new releases and classic fiction. Set in egypt, more than a thousand years before christ, it encompasses all of the thenknown world. The egyptian is a historical novel by mika waltari.
Get your kindle here, or download a free kindle reading app. It was first published in finnish in 1945, and in an abridged english translation by naomi walford in 1949, apparently from swedish rather than finnish. Through his eyes are seen innumerable characters, full drawn and covering the whole panorama of the ancient world. See all formats and editions hide other formats and. The only finnish novel adopted into a hollywood filmmika waltaris 19. It is told by sinhue, physician to the pharaoh, and is the story of his life. Whenever i would mention i was reading this book, the response was pretty much the same.