by Terenci Moix · Editorial Planeta · Tapa blanda · ISBN 9788408047674
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«El amargo don de la belleza» is the historical novel by Terenci Moix, published in 2003 by Editorial Planeta in paperback (408 pages, in Spanish).
Set in Egypt thirteen centuries before Christ, it follows the Cretan painter Keftén, whose life crosses paths with the court of Akhenaten and Nefertiti. It narrates the birth and fall of the first monotheistic cult, with historical figures such as Tutankhamun, Horemheb and the queen mother Tiye, while exploring love, maturity, death and transcendence through art.
Fourth installment of Terenci Moix's «Sueños egipcios» series. The work won the Fernando Lara Novel Prize in 1996.
For readers of historical fiction and contemporary narrative interested in ancient Egypt and courtly intrigue.
Terenci Moix was a Spanish writer, who wrote in the Spanish and in Catalan languages. He was the brother of poet/novelist Ana Maria Moix.
