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Khufu's Wisdom (Arabic: حكمة خوفو, romanized: Hikmat Khufu) is the first novel by the Egyptian writer Naguib Mahfouz. It was originally published in 1939 in Arabic by Salama Moussa, who renamed it 'Abath al-Aqdar (Arabic: عبث الأقدار, lit. 'The Absurdity of Fate'), as a separate issue of the magazine Al Majalla Al Jadida.
At the center of Khufu’s Wisdom, Nobel laureate Naguib Mahfouz’s majestic first novel, is the legendary Fourth Dynasty monarch Khufu (Cheops), for whom the Great Pyramid of Giza was built. When a seer prophesies the end of Khufu’s dynasty and the ascension to the throne of Djedefra, son of the High Priest of Ra, the pharaoh must battle to ...
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3.75. 3,653 ratings526 reviews. At the center of Khufu’s Wisdom, Nobel laureate Naguib Mahfouz’s majestic first novel, is the legendary Fourth Dynasty monarch Khufu (Cheops), for whom the Great Pyramid of Giza was built.When a seer prophesies the end of Khufu’s dynasty and the ascension to the throne of Djedefra, son of the High Priest of ...
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Khufu's wisdom. by. Maḥfūẓ, Najīb, 1911-; Stock, Raymond T. Publication date. 2003. Topics. Pharaohs. Publisher. Cairo ; New York : American University in Cairo Press. Collection. inlibrary; printdisabled; internetarchivebooks. Contributor. Internet Archive. Language. English. Includes bibliographical references (p. x) Access-restricted-item.
9 de ago. de 2005 · "Khufu's Wisdom" is a novel set in ancient Egypt, during the reign of the pharaoh Khufu (Cheops of the great pyramid). The book concerns the life of one Djedef, son of a high priest of the god Ra, who was born under a prophecy, that he would replace pharaoh Khufu on the throne of Egypt.
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18 de dic. de 2007 · At the center of Khufu’s Wisdom, Nobel laureate Naguib Mahfouz’s majestic first novel, is the legendary Fourth Dynasty monarch Khufu (Cheops), for whom the Great Pyramid of Giza was built....
26 de jul. de 2011 · Khufu's wisdom -- Rhadopis of Nubia -- Thebes at war. "From Nobel laureate Naguib Mahfouz: the three magnificent novels - published in an omnibus edition for the first time - that form an ancient-Egyptian counterpart to his famous Cairo Trilogy." "Mahfouz reaches back thousands of years to bring us tales from his homeland's majestic ...
