Books: 3rd Part

Mika Waltari, “Sinuhé el egipcio” (Sinuhe, Egyptilainen)

This book is really special for me, because is a gift; and not only a gift, a gift from the most special person ever. Mika Waltari is one of the most important Finnish authors and he had written several historical novels. “Sinuhé el Egipcio” is one of his master pieces and we found it in Helsinki (Stockman), and we found it in Spanish!

It has the problem of lots of books: lack of rhythm in the beginning, but after a while is really addictive! Maybe it is because of the Spanish translation (my Finnish doesn’t allow me to check the original version, anteksi) but it seems to be written in a really old style. It might be because Sinuhé is writing (not telling) his own story, and it is supposed to be written thousands of years ago.

Anyway, it tells the story of Sinuhe, born in a poor district and son (adopted) of a doctor. His life, as doctor and more, is full of pain and adventures through the known world. The old Egypt, the pharaohs, kings, power fights and Sinuhe himself involved in all of them are the main topics in the book.

It is a really good historical novel, a master piece of an important Finnish author, it is easy to find in Spain (in Spanish) at least and I read it with special attention because of the meaning that the book has for me.