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poche. broché. Un monstre. Un monstre gris et froid de 42 millions de mètres cubes. Un monstre qui menace l'Egypte et ses monuments de mort lente mais certaine. Tel est le haut barrage d'Assouan contre lequel l'égyptologue américain Mark Walker combat depuis des années
463 pages, Paperback
First published January 15, 1994
About the author
Christian Jacq
228 books962 followersAlso writes under the names Célestin Valois, J.B. Livingstone, and Christopher Carter.
Christian Jacq is a French author and Egyptologist. He has written several novels about ancient Egypt, notably a five book suite about pharaoh Ramses II, a character whom Jacq admires greatly.
Jacq's interest in Egyptology began when he was thirteen, and read History of Ancient Egyptian Civilization by Jacques Pirenne. This inspired him to write his first novel. He first visited Egypt when he was seventeen, went on to study Egyptology and archaeology at the Sorbonne, and is now one of the world's leading Egyptologists.
By the time he was eighteen, he had written eight books. His first commercially successful book was Champollion the Egyptian, published in 1987. As of 2004 he has written over fifty books, including several non-fiction books on the subject of Egyptology.
He and his wife later founded the Ramses Institute, which is dedicated to creating a photographic description of Egypt for the preservation of endangered archaeological sites.
Between 1995-1997, he published his best selling five book suite Ramsès, which is today published in over twenty-five countries. Each volume encompasses one aspect of Ramesses' known historical life, woven into a fictional tapestry of the ancient world for an epic tale of love, life and deceit.
Jacq's series describes a vision of the life of the pharaoh: he has two vile power-hungry siblings, Shanaar, his decadent older brother, and Dolora, his corrupted older sister who married his teacher. In his marital life, he first has Isetnofret (Iset) as a mistress (second Great Wife), meets his true love Nefertari (first Great Wife) and after their death, gets married to Maetnefrure in his old age. Jacq gives Ramesses only three biological children: Kha'emweset, Meritamen (she being the only child of Nefertari, the two others being from Iset) and Merneptah. The other "children" are only young officials trained for government and who are nicknamed "sons of the pharaoh".
Christian Jacq is a French author and Egyptologist. He has written several novels about ancient Egypt, notably a five book suite about pharaoh Ramses II, a character whom Jacq admires greatly.
Jacq's interest in Egyptology began when he was thirteen, and read History of Ancient Egyptian Civilization by Jacques Pirenne. This inspired him to write his first novel. He first visited Egypt when he was seventeen, went on to study Egyptology and archaeology at the Sorbonne, and is now one of the world's leading Egyptologists.
By the time he was eighteen, he had written eight books. His first commercially successful book was Champollion the Egyptian, published in 1987. As of 2004 he has written over fifty books, including several non-fiction books on the subject of Egyptology.
He and his wife later founded the Ramses Institute, which is dedicated to creating a photographic description of Egypt for the preservation of endangered archaeological sites.
Between 1995-1997, he published his best selling five book suite Ramsès, which is today published in over twenty-five countries. Each volume encompasses one aspect of Ramesses' known historical life, woven into a fictional tapestry of the ancient world for an epic tale of love, life and deceit.
Jacq's series describes a vision of the life of the pharaoh: he has two vile power-hungry siblings, Shanaar, his decadent older brother, and Dolora, his corrupted older sister who married his teacher. In his marital life, he first has Isetnofret (Iset) as a mistress (second Great Wife), meets his true love Nefertari (first Great Wife) and after their death, gets married to Maetnefrure in his old age. Jacq gives Ramesses only three biological children: Kha'emweset, Meritamen (she being the only child of Nefertari, the two others being from Iset) and Merneptah. The other "children" are only young officials trained for government and who are nicknamed "sons of the pharaoh".
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October 10, 2021
Un livre que je recommande fortement pour son intrigue, mais aussi pour l'ouverture d'esprit que l'auteur fait preuve en parlant de religion Un écrit qui nous plonge dans le climat de l'Égypte en proie à la violence. Les descriptions nous plongent dans les lieux sans avoir eux besoin de se renseigner. . Un message de tolérance y est véhiculé.
La suite sur mon blog : https://dyslectrice.fr/barrage-sur-le...
La suite sur mon blog : https://dyslectrice.fr/barrage-sur-le...
December 28, 2023
Une histoire pleine de rebondissements. J'ai vraiment apprécié jusqu'à la fin.
Comme devant un film d'action aventure.
Je le recommande vivement.
Comme devant un film d'action aventure.
Je le recommande vivement.
October 13, 2023
Un roman palpitant mais souvent répétitif. On y trouve l'amour de Christian Jacq pour l'Égypte. Il mêle réalité, Romance et pure invention pour faire un thriller qui tient en haleine. La fin laisse perplexe.
November 11, 2024
So Christian Jacq is one of my favorite french authors mainly bc of his Inspector Higgins series which is brillant. So it is nice to read something so amazing outside of that series. This book is an amazing thriller! It starts really strong and it keeps its momentum until 3/4 of the book at the moment ot does get a bit repetitive but that end left me totally speechless! Mind blowing!
September 3, 2026
Un roman palpitant comme Christian Jacq sait les écrire. Il mêle histoire, romance et suspense avec subtilité tout au long de l’intrigue.
June 11, 2015
Typical Jacq... Typical style... Not great literature but enjoyable.
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