by Christian Jacq · XO Éditions · tapa blanda · ISBN 9782845639874
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«Champollion l'Égyptien» is the historical novel by Christian Jacq, published by XO Éditions in paperback (379 pages, in French).
Between July 1828 and December 1829, Jean-François Champollion travels to Egypt to confirm on the ground his decipherment of hieroglyphs. The French scholar journeys along the Nile, determined to protect the remains of an ancient civilisation, facing conspiracies, antiquities dealers and constant threats.
The work originally appeared in 1987; this edition from XO Éditions was published on 15 June 2017.
For readers of historical fiction and enthusiasts of Egyptology, archaeology and the figure of Champollion.
Christian Jacq is a French author and Egyptologist. He has written several novels about ancient Egypt, notably a five book series about pharaoh Ramses II, a character whom Jacq admires greatly.
