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Format: Paperback
ISBN-10: 1401308414
ISBN-13: 9781401308414
Apr 2006
Publisher: Hyperion Books
378 pages
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Language: English |
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Synopsis
A man's obsession with the ancient past leaves him ill-equipped to cope with present-day problems in this literary academic thriller. Walter Rothschild is an extremely self-involved Egyptologist attempting to decode the mysterious Stela of Paser, a funerary stone which apparently can be translated in three different ways. He's so consumed with his translations that he barely notices what's going on around him. This particular quality led to his divorce and his estrangement from his daughter Zenobia. It also makes him the perfect patsy for Erin, a young woman who has late-night sex with him in the deserted British Museum and subsequently vanishes with a priceless piece of papyrus related to the Stela. His quest to retrieve the item drags him into a bizarre intrigue involving a modern Egyptian cult, while damaging his already tenuous relationships with Zenobia, his colleagues, and his friends.
| Size | | Length: | 378 pages | | Height: | 9.0 in | | Width: | 6.0 in | | Thickness: | 1.0 in | | Weight: | 16.8 oz |
Industry Reviews
"The author has an inventive imagination and an ardent feel for place."
Publishers Weekly (01/24/2005)
"[Bondurant's] extensive research has paid off in a literary page-turner whose characters are as compelling and complex as the Stela itself."
Booklist (02/15/2005)
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