by Boris de Rachewiltz, Valentí Gómez i Oliver · RBA Coleccionables · tapa dura · ISBN 9788447350926
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«El ojo del faraón» is the historical novel by Boris de Rachewiltz and Valentí Gómez i Oliver (RBA Coleccionables, hardcover, 336 pages, in Spanish).
Set in ancient Egypt, it recreates the reign of Neferkara Pepi II, which lasted almost a century at the end of the Old Kingdom. The plot draws on the «Papiro de la Revolución», written two centuries after the fall of the Empire, and shows the social and religious tensions of the era, with intrigue and mystery.
The Spanish version translates the Italian novel «L'occhio del faraone». It is part of the series «Novela Histórica de Egipto» and includes illustrations by Bárbara Durán.
Aimed at fans of Egyptology and historical fiction set in ancient Egypt.
Boris de Rachewiltz (1926–1997) was an Italian Egyptologist and writer on Africa and the ancient world.
