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A Nail Merchant at Nightfall
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Wikipedia article
'A Nail Merchant at Nightfall' is a 1949 novel by the Finnish writer Mika Waltari. It is a fictionalised and humorous account of when Waltari wrote his novel 'The Egyptian'. It was published in English in 1954, translated by Alan Beesley.
Reception
Martin Levin of 'The Saturday Review' described the book as "an involved little allegory in which the temptations of the flesh and the pains of authorship are almost thoroughly obscured by a series of symbolic vignettes." 'Kirkus Reviews' wrote: "A tour de force which may, just possibly, capture the fancy of those looking for something in the vein of allegory, fantasy. ... There are bits of poetic writing here. But the appeal is special."
References
Category:1949 novels
Category:20th-century Finnish novels
Category:Finnish-language novels
Category:Novels about writers
Category:Novels by Mika Waltari
Category:Novels set in Egypt
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