Pharaoh - Boleslaw Prus

Descriere Pharaoh - Boleslaw Prus

A groundbreaking new translation of the only historical novel \nby noted Polish writer Boleslaw Prus. \n\n \n . . . unique in world literature of the nineteenth century--Czeslaw \nMilosz\n \n \nImbued with poetry, leavened with humor, and \ngraced with moments of transcendent beauty, Pharaoh offers a compelling \npicture of life at every level of ancient Egyptian society. As the story unfolds, Egypt is experiencing \ninternal stresses and external threats that will culminate in the fall of its \nTwentieth Dynasty and New Kingdom. The young Pharaoh Ramses learns that \nchallenging power leaves him vulnerable to seduction, defamation, intimidation \nand even assassination. The ultimate lesson learned by Ramses is the power of \nknowledge.\n \nPrus is \na distinctive voice in world literature and was Joseph Conrad's favorite Polish \nwriter. This new edition of Christopher Kasparek's translation of Pharaoh vividly \nbrings this extraordinary novel to life. It includes a detailed foreword and annotations, \nbased on extensive research and textual refinements, that will enhance the \nreader's appreciation not only for ancient Egypt, but also for Prus' \ncomposition process.\n \nPharaoh has been translated into \ntwenty-three languages and was adapted as a 1966 Polish feature film. \n

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Hippocrene Books

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ENSTK

EAN / GTIN

9780781814508

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1

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