Pharaoh - Prus, Bolesaw
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Erscheint vorauss. 9. Januar 2025
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A groundbreaking new translation of the only historical novelby noted Polish writer Boleslaw Prus. " . . . unique in world literature of the nineteenth century"--CzeslawMiloszImbued with poetry, leavened with humor, andgraced with moments of transcendent beauty, Pharaoh offers a compellingpicture of life at every level of ancient Egyptian society.  As the story unfolds, Egypt is experiencinginternal stresses and external threats that will culminate in the fall of itsTwentieth Dynasty and New Kingdom. The young Pharaoh Ramses learns thatchallenging power leaves him vulnerable to seduction,…mehr

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A groundbreaking new translation of the only historical novelby noted Polish writer Boleslaw Prus. " . . . unique in world literature of the nineteenth century"--CzeslawMiloszImbued with poetry, leavened with humor, andgraced with moments of transcendent beauty, Pharaoh offers a compellingpicture of life at every level of ancient Egyptian society.  As the story unfolds, Egypt is experiencinginternal stresses and external threats that will culminate in the fall of itsTwentieth Dynasty and New Kingdom. The young Pharaoh Ramses learns thatchallenging power leaves him vulnerable to seduction, defamation, intimidationand even assassination. The ultimate lesson learned by Ramses is the power ofknowledge. Prus isa distinctive voice in world literature and was Joseph Conrad's favorite Polishwriter. This new edition of Christopher Kasparek's translation of Pharaoh vividlybrings this extraordinary novel to life. It includes a detailed foreword and annotations,based on extensive research and textual refinements, that will enhance thereader's appreciation not only for ancient Egypt, but also for Prus'composition process. Pharaoh has been translated intotwenty-three languages and was adapted as a 1966 Polish feature film.  
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Boleslaw Prus (1847-1912), who took the pen surname Prus from the appellation of his family's coat of arms, at age 15 joined the 1863 Polish Uprising against Imperial Russia, where he suffered severe battle injuries. He was spared resettlement on Russian imperial lands and was able to complete secondary school. He studied mathematics and physics at Warsaw University, until his studies there were cut short by penury. At age 25 in 1872, Prus embarked on a forty-year career as a newspaper columnist, urging Poles to study science and technology and to develop industry and commerce. After achieving great acclaim with his short stories, between 1886 and 1893 he wrote three novels on the "great questions of our age" The Outpost, The Doll, and The New Woman. In 1894-95, he completed his only historical novel, Pharaoh.