‘Sinuhe the Egyptian’ by Mika Waltari

Ciervo Blanco Book Club organizes in Madrid a free book discussion in English about the novel ‘Sinuhe the Egyptian’ by Mika Waltari’

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Set in Egypt, more than a thousand years before Christ, it encompasses all of the then-known world. It is told by Sinhue, physician to the Pharaoh, and is the story of his life, his search of happiness and meaning. Through his eyes are seen innumerable characters, full drawn and covering the whole panorama of the ancient world.

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Mika Toimi Waltari (19 September 1908 – 26 August 1979) was a Finnish writer, best known for his best-selling novel The Egyptian . He was extremely productive, and wrote in addition to novels also poetry, short stories, criminal novels, plays, essays, travel stories, film scripts and rhymed texts for comic strips.
Waltari got the State literature award five times: 1933, 1934, 1936, 1949, and 1953. The Pro Finlandia Medal was given to him in 1952.

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Book discussion: ‘Sinuhe the Egyptian’ by Mika Waltari’

When: Sunday 13th May 2018 at 6pm (18:00)

Where: Residencia de Estudiantes – Pinar, 21 – Madrid

Language: English (we’ll debate in English)

Organizers: Elena

Contact: +34 668853320

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