by Christian Jacq · Le Rocher · libro de bolsillo · ISBN 9782266021517
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«Champollion l'Égyptien» is the historical novel by Christian Jacq, published by Le Rocher in paperback format (368 pages, in French).
The action takes place between July 1828 and December 1829: Jean-François Champollion travels to Egypt to verify on the ground his decipherment of hieroglyphs, the key to Pharaonic civilization. He sails up the Nile amid conspiracies, antiquities traffickers and death threats, determined to save the monuments of ancient Egypt.
Subtitled «roman historique», the work was originally published in 1987. It is classified in the categories of history and literature and fiction.
For readers of historical fiction and enthusiasts of Egyptology and the figure of Champollion.
Christian Jacq is a French author and Egyptologist. He has written several novels about ancient Egypt, notably a five book series about pharaoh Ramses II, a character whom Jacq admires greatly.
