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Champollion l'egyptien by Jacq C
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Champollion l'egyptien (original 1987; edition 1989)

by Jacq C

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Born in the small French town of Figeac in 1790, Jean-Francois Champollion was to become famous as the man who first discovered the meaning of hieroglyphs. This remarkable novel tells the story of his extraordinary trip to Egypt in 1828 on a quest to prove the truth of his groundbreaking theories and to save the treasures of the pharaohs from destruction. Egypt in the early 19th centure was a land of legends and miracles - and a land full of danger. Heading a team of reaserchers as he travelled from site to site, from Alexandria to Abu Simbel, the man they called 'the Egyptian' faced formidable enemies determined to prevent him from succeeding in his mission. With a historian's eye for detail and a potent imagination, Christian Jacq tells the incredible true story of this man of action and dedicated scholar, the father of modern Egyptology.… (more)
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Title:Champollion l'egyptien
Authors:Jacq C
Info:Editions du Rocher (1989), Reliure inconnue, 403 pages
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En julio de 1828, Jean François Champollion llega a Egipto, su patria espiritual, y penetra en un oriente de leyenda poblado de peligros y maravillas. Convencido de haber descubierto el secreto de los jeroglíficos, recorre Egipto y Nubia para confirmar su genial intuición. A la cabeza de un grupo de investigadores debe velar por la seguridad de todos, sufrir la traición y luchar contra terribles adversarios que quieren impedirle llevar a cabo su misión: salvar de la destrucción al Egipto de los faraones y transmitir al mundo su mensaje de sabiduría.
  Natt90 | Nov 9, 2022 |
En 1828 Jean Francois Champollion llega a Egipto, su patria espiritual, y penetra en un Oriente de leyenda, poblado de peligros y maravillas. Convencido de haber descubierto el secreto de los jeroglíficos, recorre Egipto y Nubia para confirmar su genial intuición. A la cabeza de un grupo de investigadores, debe velar por la seguridad de todos, sufrir la traición y luchar contra temibles adversarios que quieren impedirle llevar a cabo su misión: salvar de la destrucción al Egipto de los faraones y transmitir al mundo su mensaje de sabiduría? una magnífica novela que nos invita a seguir al padre de la egiptología para vivir una prodigiosa aventura.
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Born in the small French town of Figeac in 1790, Jean-Francois Champollion was to become famous as the man who first discovered the meaning of hieroglyphs. This remarkable novel tells the story of his extraordinary trip to Egypt in 1828 on a quest to prove the truth of his groundbreaking theories and to save the treasures of the pharaohs from destruction. Egypt in the early 19th centure was a land of legends and miracles - and a land full of danger. Heading a team of reaserchers as he travelled from site to site, from Alexandria to Abu Simbel, the man they called 'the Egyptian' faced formidable enemies determined to prevent him from succeeding in his mission. With a historian's eye for detail and a potent imagination, Christian Jacq tells the incredible true story of this man of action and dedicated scholar, the father of modern Egyptology.

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