by Terenci Moix · Planeta - DeAgostini · tapa dura · ISBN 9788439568506
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«El amargo don de la belleza» is the historical novel by Terenci Moix, published by Planeta DeAgostini in hardcover (503 pages, in Spanish).
The action takes place in the Egypt of the pharaohs, thirteen centuries before Christ, and follows the Cretan painter Keftén. His spiritual journey serves to explore maturity, love, death and the ephemeral, as well as the role of art and divinity, in a portrait of life along the Nile.
It is the fourth installment of the Sueños egipcios series, included in the El Egipto de los faraones collection, and received the Fernando Lara Novel Prize in 1996.
For readers of historical fiction interested in ancient Egypt and the narrative of Terenci Moix.
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.
