The only Finnish novel adopted into a Hollywood film

Mika Waltari's 1945 novel The Egyptian was turned into a DeLuxe Color epic film by 20th Century Fox in 1954 and was nominated for an academy award a year later.

A 1940s #1 Bestseller and a Historic Novel All-Time Favorite

A historic novel all-time favorite, after its translation in English from Swedish, The Egyptian topped the bestseller charts in 1949 and the years following. 

The protagonist of the novel is the fictional character Sinuhe, the royal physician, who tells the story in exile after Akhenaten's fall and death. Apart from incidents in Egypt, the novel charts Sinuhe's travels in then Egyptian-dominated Syria, in Mitanni, Babylon, Minoan Crete, Mitanni, and among the Hittites.

The main character of the novel is named after a character in an ancient Egyptian text commonly known as The Story of Sinuhe. The original story dates to a time long before that of Akhenaten: texts are known from as early as the 12th Dynasty.

Much concerned about the historical accuracy of his detailed description of ancient Egyptian life forced the author to carry out considerable research into the subject. The result has been praised not only by readers but also by Egyptologists.

Waltari had long been interested in Akhenaten and wrote a play about him which was staged in Helsinki in 1938. World War II provided the final impulse for exploring the subject in a novel which, although depicting events that took place over 3,300 years ago

 

Tired of Reading an Old, Yellow, Dog Eared Copy of The Egyptian?

Re-reading The Egyptian every now and then has been a favorite past time for many of us.  Our passion for Sinuhe's adventures stays the same, but our old copy does not get better with age.  

Own a Copy of the Egyptian that Stays New Forever!

Finally we can own a copy of the classic forever that stays new forever.  The addition of The Egyptian to Kindle has finally granted the book Kindle eternity.

 

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