by Gilbert Sinoué · Ediciones B · tapa blanda · ISBN 9788440688392
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«El último faraón» is the historical biography by Gilbert Sinoué, published by Ediciones B in paperback (508 pages, in Spanish).
Sinoué reconstructs the life of Mehmet Ali (1770-1849), an illiterate tobacco merchant who came to rule Egypt under the Ottoman Empire. After the French withdrawal, the Albanian military man took power and faced Mamluks, Wahhabis, Europeans and Turks. His reforms covered agriculture, trade, canals, schools, hospitals and the navy.
Original title: Le Dernier Pharaon, published in 1997. This edition was published in 1998 and belongs to the Histórica collection.
A work for readers of history and biography, especially those interested in nineteenth-century Egypt.
Gilbert Sinoué is a classically trained guitarist and author who has lived in France since the age of 19. He has won major French literary awards for his books, which are written in French. Many of his historical novels have become bestsellers.
