The Egyptian

First published in the United States in 1949 and widely condemned as obscene, The Egyptian outsold every other novel published that year and remains a classic. The first major novel set in ancient Egypt, it is a full- bodied re-creation of a largely forgotten era: the 14th century B.C.E., when pharaohs and gods contended with the near-collapse of history’s greatest empire. This epic tale encompasses the whole of the then-known world, from Babylon to Crete, from Thebes to Jerusalem, while centering around one unforgettable figure: Sinuhe, a man of mysterious origins who rises from the depths of degradation to become personal physician to Pharaoh Akhnaton.