by Jean-Michel Riou · J'ai lu · libro de bolsillo · ISBN 9782290349663
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«Le secret de Champollion» is the historical novel by Jean-Michel Riou, published by J'ai lu in paperback (478 pages, in French).
In 1798, three French scholars accompany General Bonaparte to Egypt. The campaign fails, but they obtain the Rosetta Stone, and the decipherment of hieroglyphs stirs passions. Back in France, they seek someone who can read those signs and find Jean-François Champollion, amid conspiracies and jealousies that delay the truth.
The original edition appeared in 2005; this paperback edition is from 2006.
A read for fans of historical fiction, the intrigues of Napoleon's expedition to Egypt, and the decipherment of hieroglyphs.
