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MediaDB / «Pharaoh and the Concubine "Naguib Mahfouz: download fb2, read online
About the book: 2008 / During the reign of the sixth dynasty in Egypt, against the backdrop of high politics, a passionate love arises between Radopis, a courtesan of unsurpassed beauty, and Merenra II, a young and a stubborn pharaoh, whom people worship as the embodiment of god on earth. Despite the courtship of an endless series of admirers, Rhadopis's heart remained cold until the pharaoh paid attention to her. From that moment on, both are captivated by love. But Merenra does not forget about her purpose. He is driven by the desire to deprive the priests of their property, and Radopis wants to subjugate the inexorable course of events in order to avoid untimely and inevitable death. But will the power of love be able to save Radopis, who played with the souls of men and danced on the fragments of their broken hearts, and the pharaoh, who neglected ancient traditions to achieve his own goals??