Khufu's Wisdom
1939 book by Nagieb Mahfoez / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Khufu's Wisdom (Arabic: حكمة خوفو, romanized: Hikmat Khufu) is the first novel by the Egyptian writer Naguib Mahfouz.[1][2] It was originally published in 1939 in Arabic by Salama Moussa, who renamed it 'Abath al-Aqdar (Arabic: عبث الأقدار, lit. 'The Absurdity of Fate'), as a separate issue of the magazine Al Majalla Al Jadida.[3]
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Author | Naguib Mahfouz |
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Translator | Raymond Stock |
Language | Arabic |
Genre | Fiction, historical fiction |
Publication date | 1939 |
Publication place | Egypt |
Published in English | 2003 |
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It is Mahfouz's first novel and the first of what would later be referred to as his pharaonic trilogy, which also includes Rhadopis and Thebes at War.[4]