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Waltari was born in helsinki and lost his father, a lutheran pastor, at the age of five. Mika waltari author of goodreads the egyptian is a classic. It was first published in finnish in 1945, and in an abridged english translation by naomi walford in 1949, from swedish rather than finnish. It was composed around 1875 bc, although the earliest extant manuscript is from the reign of amenemhat iii, c. Nominated for an academy award 1955, best cinematography. Mika toimi waltari was a finnish historical novelist, best known for his magnum opus the egyptian.
The interwoven stories of a host of characters in this book of the etruscans who dominated the italian peninsula 2500 years ago translated by evelyn ramsden, the dust. Mika toimi waltari pronunciation help info 19 september 1908 26 august 1979 was a finnish writer, best known for his bestselling novel the egyptian finnish. Any type of book or journal citing mika waltari as a writer should appear on this list. Mika waltari project gutenberg selfpublishing ebooks. Mika toimi waltari was a finnish historical novelist, best. Read 739 posts by mika weiseth and get access to exclusive content and experiences on the worlds largest membership platform for artists and creators. Book january 2003 with 1,314 reads how we measure reads a read is counted each time someone views a publication summary such as the title, abstract, and list of authors, clicks on a. Classic poetry series shah abdul latif bhittai poems publication date. Sinuhe egyptilainen elokuva sinuhe, egyptilainen the.
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