Khufu's Wisdom
| Author | Naguib Mahfouz |
|---|---|
| Translator | Raymond Stock |
| Country | Egypt |
| Language | Arabic |
Publication date | 1939 |
Published in English | 2003 |
Khufu's Wisdom is an early novel by the Egyptian writer Naguib Mahfouz.[1] 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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