The first novel in Mahfouz’s historical trilogy, and also his first to be widely circulated. It revolves around King Khufu, during the construction of the Great Pyramid, who hears a prophecy from the magician Didi that he will be the last king of the family to rule Egypt, and that a child born in a priest’s village will rule after him. Khufu leads a campaign to eliminate the child. However, news reaches the priest, who smuggles his son and his wife to a remote location. The pharaoh arrives at the priest’s house and kills another child born on the same day.
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