Cheops: Novel

by Paul West

Book Overview

Paul West creates a glorious, powerful Sun King of Egypt, bent on a death worthy of his great pyramid at Giza. Known for wrapping readers in his historical web, Paul West, in his marvelous, new novel, turns his attention to the 4th Dynasty (approx. 2680 BC) of ancient Egypt. Here, we find the pharaoh Cheops, building the great pyramids at Giza, surrounded by workers and solar boats. According to the Greek historian Herodotus, "a hundred thousand men...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0811215199
• ISBN13: 9780811215190
• Release Date: November 2002
• Publisher: New Directions Publishing Corporation
• Length: 352 Pages
• Weight: 1.05 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 6.3" x 8.0"