by Manuel Alfonseca · tapa blanda · ISBN 9788403461185
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«La herencia del rey Escorpión» is the young adult novel by Manuel Alfonseca, published by Aguilar in paperback (128 pages, in Spanish).
The story follows Mani, a young peasant who lives on the banks of the Nile. After finding an obsidian scorpion, and with the help of the elderly sage Hor-Hotep, he becomes involved in a series of extraordinary adventures in ancient Egypt, at the time of the kingdoms of Upper and Lower Egypt.
Novel finalist for the Lazarillo Prize 1987 and the Elena Fortún Prize 1988. It was translated into French and published by Hachette under the title «La revanche d'Osiris».
Recommended for young readers interested in historical adventures set in ancient Egypt.
Manuel Alfonseca is a Spanish writer and university professor. He is the son of the painter and sculptor Manuel Alfonseca Santana.
