Thebes At War by Naguib Mahfouz (9781400076697)

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One of Nobel laureate Naguib Mahfouz's earliest works, translated into English for the first time, THEBES AT WAR is a historical novel about ancient Egypt's victory over foreign occupiers, and is known and loved throughout the country as a work that celebrates the Egyptian national character. First time in paperback.

Known and loved throughout Egypt as a work that celebrates the national character, Nobel laureate Naguib Mahfouz's Thebes at War tells of a high point in Egyptian history-ancient Egypt's defeat of Asiatic foreigners who had dominated northern Egypt for two hundred years.

With a visit from a court official and a provocative insult, the southern pharaoh's long simmering resentment boils over, leading him to commit himself and his heirs to an epic struggle for the throne. Filled with the grand clash of armies, staggering defeats, daring escapes, and glorious victories, and written at a time when Egypt was again under the sway of foreign powers, Thebes at War is a resounding call to remember Egypt's long and noble history.

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