The Egyptologist: a novel
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From the bestselling author of Prague comes a witty, inventive, brilliantly constructed novel about an Egyptologist obsessed with finding the tomb of an apocryphal king. This darkly comic labyrinth of a story opens on the desert plains of Egypt in 1922, then winds its way from the slums of Australia to the ballrooms of Boston by way of Oxford, the battlefields of the First World War, and a royal court in turmoil. Just as Howard Carter unveils the tomb of Tutankhamun, making the most dazzling find in the history of archaeology, Oxford-educated Egyptologist Ralph Trilipush is digging himself into trouble, having staked his professional reputation and his fiancEe's fortune on a scrap of hieroglyphic pornography. Meanwhile, a relentless Australian detective sets off on the case of his career, spanning the globe in search of a murderer. And another murderer. And possibly another murderer. The confluence of these seemingly separate stories results in an explosive ending, at once inevitable and utterly unpredictable. Arthur Phillips leads this expedition to its unforgettable climax with all the wit and narrative bravado that made Prague one of the most critically acclaimed novels of 2002. Exploring issues of class, greed, ambition, and the very human hunger for eternal life, this staggering second novel gives us a glimpse of Phillips's range and maturity-and is sure to earn him further acclaim as one of the most exciting authors of his generation.
Subjects
Subjects
Americans
Americans -- Egypt -- Fiction
Antiquities
Antiquities -- Collection and preservation -- Fiction
Archaeologists
Archaeologists -- Fiction
Collection and preservation
Crime
Crime -- Fiction
Egypt -- Fiction
Egyptologists
Egyptologists -- Fiction
Fiction
Historical fiction
Large type books
Literature
Literature -- Fiction
Suspense fiction
Thrillers (Fiction)
Americans -- Egypt -- Fiction
Antiquities
Antiquities -- Collection and preservation -- Fiction
Archaeologists
Archaeologists -- Fiction
Collection and preservation
Crime
Crime -- Fiction
Egypt -- Fiction
Egyptologists
Egyptologists -- Fiction
Fiction
Historical fiction
Large type books
Literature
Literature -- Fiction
Suspense fiction
Thrillers (Fiction)
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9781400062508
9781449888220
9781402589560
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9781449888220
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Last Indexed | 2024-05-04 22:22:07PM |
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From the bestselling author of Prague comes a witty, inventive, brilliantly constructed novel about an Egyptologist obsessed with finding the tomb of an apocryphal king. This darkly comic labyrinth of a story opens on the desert plains of Egypt in 1922, then winds its way from the slums of Australia to the ballrooms of Boston by way of Oxford, the battlefields of the First World War, and a royal court in turmoil. Just as Howard Carter unveils the tomb of Tutankhamun, making the most dazzling find in the history of archaeology, Oxford-educated Egyptologist Ralph Trilipush is digging himself into trouble, having staked his professional reputation and his fiancEe's fortune on a scrap of hieroglyphic pornography. Meanwhile, a relentless Australian detective sets off on the case of his career, spanning the globe in search of a murderer. And another murderer. And possibly another murderer. The confluence of these seemingly separate stories results in an explosive ending, at once inevitable and utterly unpredictable. Arthur Phillips leads this expedition to its unforgettable climax with all the wit and narrative bravado that made Prague one of the most critically acclaimed novels of 2002. Exploring issues of class, greed, ambition, and the very human hunger for eternal life, this staggering second novel gives us a glimpse of Phillips's range and maturity-and is sure to earn him further acclaim as one of the most exciting authors of his generation.
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Large type books
Literature -- Fiction
Suspense fiction
Thrillers (Fiction)
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Large type books
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