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Summary: Great Story!
Review: This is an excellant story. It's not as much what that story is about but how well the story is told that makes this such a great book. As of now this is the best book I've ever read.
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Summary: Outstanding story! It was also a very good movie.
Review: Mika Waltari's "The Egyptian" is still a facinating, deeply moving story of a man in a very dangerous time. This edition, published just recently, is not the first. The movie was made in the early to mid 1950's and I read the book for the first time just after the movie came out. It also sparked an interest in ancient Egypt and its history. The price of the book is a little steep, but I would shudder to ask what a first or even second edition of the original title "Sinuhe, the Egyptian" would cost if it could be found.
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Summary: Just to let you know...
Review: I love this book - how could I not, I am a Finn after all - but I also feel I have to correct something another reviewer claimed. This book is not a part of any trilogy, it is a work of its own. Waltari did write several historical novels, but the rest have nothing to do with Ancient Egypt. If you have a chance, read The Dark Angel; it's the best, in my opinion.
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Summary: The Egyptian is both enchanting and inspirational.
Review: Reading and re-reading this historical novel, and turning people on to it over the years, has multiplied my own delight. Ancient Egypt LIVES through Waltari's unforgettable characters. A wonderful book.
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Summary: A readable epic - maybe a little dry.
Review: Waltari seems a neglected author, and it's good to see him (her?) back in print. The Egyptian is the last of a trilogy, but can be read on its own. The story is circuitous, readable - maybe a little dry (almost dull) but parts are very readable - the brain surgery scene I can visualize still. It's good to read an epic that is non-biblical, but as weighty as if it were. Good fiction, in short. Waltari writes as if the events of yesterday were closer than we thought
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Summary: I remember how surprised I was
Review: I read it 91. I still remember everything. I also remember sticking like glue to the book 'till it was finished. I remember how surprised I was, by the content which also got me interested in egyptian history. And I remember how I, the next year, moved around, walking as an egyptian...and talking as one.
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Summary: Story of The Period of The Reign of Akhenaten
Review: An excellent description of a period in Egyptian history showing the rise and fall of the so-called "First Individual of History." An awe-insipring tale which was made into a movie full of action, romance, murder and all the basic elements that are promulgated in life's story. Akhenaten was reputed to be the first monotheist in history. There are some who say that Moses was influenced by Akenaten's religious ideas. Akenaten was a mysterious individual who's sexuality was in question; was he man, woman or hermaphrodite? This question has puzzled historians throughout the study of the history of Egypt's Middle Kingdom.
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Summary: An Awe-Inspiring Expression of the Talent of Storytelling!
Review: Who can read "The Egyptian" and remain unmoved? I remain, to this day, fascinated by the twists and turns of the plot, by the characters' reactions both to the times and to one another. Mr. Waltari weaves a tale in which the slightest shift in the awareness of any of the characters might have brought about a different ending. If only they had been wiser! If only... And yet I am in awe of Mr. Waltari's talent. In "The Egyptian", he tells a tale that grows stronger in the telling, with every telling, until the reader is transported to a place remote in space and time. A fantasy, and yet it MIGHT have really happened! This book is a treasure to own or give, and I'm glad it's still in print.
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Summary: WORK OF A TALENTED MAESTRO
Review: Mika Waltari depicted the story in such a way that I never felt he was in 20th century, sitting in a comfortable chair and typing with a mug of steaming coffee beside him. Rather, I felt Mika and Sinuhe are a the same persons, travelling in ancient time, with passion in their hearts and curse on their necks. Honestly speaking, I would be thankful to God, if He would have gifted me with the unique character of Sinuhe portrayed in this world class novel.
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Summary: The Magic Egypt Of Mika Waltari
Review: This is one of the best books I have ever readed... Sinuhe and Kaptha are simply unforgetable... A lesson of History inside a great book...
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