Pharaoh

Bolesław Prus

Polestar Publications, 2001 - Fiction - 627 pages

First published in 1896, 'Pharaoh' is considered one of the great novels of Polish literature. The account of Rames XIII (who never existed) set in Egypt of eleven centuries before Christ, 'Pharaoh' is the timeless and universal story of the struggle for power, no less true for 19th century Poland and today.

Bibliographic information

• Title: Pharaoh
• Author: Bolesław Prus
• Translated by: Christopher Kasparek
• Edition: illustrated
• Publisher: Polestar Publications, 2001
• ISBN: 838817701X, 9788388177019
• Length: 627 pages
• Subjects: Fiction / Historical / General