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The Egyptologist

A Novel

by Arthur Phillips

The Egyptologist by Arthur Phillips X
The Egyptologist by Arthur Phillips

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    Aug 2004, 400 pages

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    Jun 2005, 400 pages

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The excerpt at BookBrowse will give you a good idea of the tone and style of the book but, not to be missed, is the author's essay about how he researched the book and why he believes Hemingway's advice to 'write what you know' is not the case.

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