{"product_id":"rhadopis-of-nubia-a-novel-of-ancient-egypt-9781400076680","title":"Rhadopis of Nubia: A Novel of Ancient Egypt","description":"Nobel laureate Naguib Mahfouz mines the riches of his homeland's ancient past in \u003ci\u003eR\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cb\u003ehadopis of Nubia\u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003e, \u003c\/i\u003ean unforgettable love story set against the high politics of Egypt's Sixth Dynasty. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWhile the ravishing courtesan Rhadopis is bathing, a falcon lifts one of her golden sandals and drops it into the lap of the Pharaoh Merenra II. Upon hearing Rhadopis described as \"beauty itself,\" the young pharaoh decides to return Rhadopis's sandal himself. When the two meet, they are immediately seized by a passion far stronger than their ability to resist. Thus begins a love affair that makes them the envy of Egyptian society. But blinded by their love and the extravagant attentions they lavish on each other, they ignore the growing resentment of the world around them in this extraordinary tale of star-crossed love.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eNaguib Mahfouz was born in Cairo in 1911 and began writing when he was seventeen. His nearly forty novels and hundreds of short stories range from re-imaginings of ancient myths to subtle commentaries on contemporary Egyptian politics and culture. Of his many works, most famous is The Cairo Trilogy, consisting of \u003ci\u003ePalace Walk\u003c\/i\u003e (1956), \u003ci\u003ePalace of Desire\u003c\/i\u003e (1957), and \u003ci\u003eSugar Street\u003c\/i\u003e (1957), which focuses on a Cairo family through three generations, from 1917 until 1952. In 1988, he was the first writer in Arabic to be awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature. He died in August 2006. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAnthony Calderbank is the translator of \u003ci\u003eZaat \u003c\/i\u003eby Sonallah Ibrahim and two novels by Miral al-Tahawy, \u003ci\u003e The Tent \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eBlue Aubergine.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Knopf Publishing Group","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50849724137746,"sku":"9781400076680","price":13.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_6e8e161f-7a0e-47cf-934c-dc20f08ce2fa.jpg?v=1737401229","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/rhadopis-of-nubia-a-novel-of-ancient-egypt-9781400076680","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}