Thread: Novels set in Ancient Egypt?
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Old 06-12-2016, 08:12 AM   #19
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Originally Posted by Plumadona View Post
Can anyone recommend some novels set in ancient Egypt? Any genre would do, including thrillers. These books would be for my mom, a lifelong Ancient Egypt buff. She's in her mid-eighties and I'd like to encourage her to read more in order to keep her mind more active. She has a great many history books, but novels would be something new for her. Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated! TIA.
The latter part of Thomas Mann's Joseph and His Brothers takes place in Egypt.

I can heartily recommend it (at least the original, I hope the English translation holds up). It is the king of doorstopper novels, though.
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