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Khufu's Wisdom
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'Khufu's Wisdom' is an early novel by the Egyptian writer Naguib Mahfouz.[http://www.complete-review.com/reviews/mahfouzn/khufus.htm Book page at Complete Reviews] It was originally published in Arabic in 1939 under the name "Mockery of the Fates". An English translation by Raymond Stock appeared in 2003. The novel is one of several that Mahfouz wrote at the beginning of his career, with Pharaonic Egypt as their setting. Others in this series of novels include 'Rhadopis of Nubia' (1943) and 'Thebes at War' (1944). All have been translated into English and appeared in one volume under the title 'Three Novels of Ancient Egypt' (Everyman's Library, 2007).
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Category:Arabic-language novels
Category:Novels by Naguib Mahfouz
Category:1939 novels
Category:Novels set in ancient Egypt
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