Against a background of the strifetorn land of judea two thousand years ago, mika waltari has written what is certainly his most important novel. The secret of the kingdom kindle edition by mika waltari. The secret of the kingdom by waltari, mika, 1908publication date 1961 topics jesus christ publisher new york, putnam. I have reread the egyptian by mika waltari several times over the last 38 years. Mika waltari tunnetuimmat teokset, mika toimi waltari 19. The mika waltari society was founded in 2000 to promote knowledge of one of the bestknown finnish authors. Mika waltari, in fullmika toimi waltari, born sept.
Narrated by its protagonist, a physician named sinuhe who is in contact with both rich and poor, the novel describes the daily life, religion, and politics. The 100th anniversary of mika waltaris birth was celebrated by selecting the writer as the main motif for a high value commemorative coin, the 10. Moonscape kuun maisema, 1953 the tree of dreams koiranheisipuu, 1961 pranala luar. The egyptian by mika waltari and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. Regarded as one of the greatest books in finnish literary history, it is, so far, the only finnish novel to be adapted into a hollywood film, which happened. First published in 1956, the etruscan is a fiction novel by finnish author mika waltari. His varied production covers nearly all literature genres and, year after year, his book sinuhe is selected as the best and most important finnish novel. A novel characters mika waltari this study guide consists of approximately 59 pages of chapter summaries, quotes, character analysis, themes, and more everything you need to sharpen your knowledge of sinuhe the egyptian. It is not among his best books and there is quite a lot of the main character happening to meet all the movers and shakers of the era of emperors claudius and nero, and being involved in many significant historical events too, which requires some suspension of disbelief but is a common cliche in many historical novels. Over a career that spanned five decades, waltari published well over 100 works, of which 200 translations have been made. The secret of the kingdom by mika waltari overdrive. With billy osullivan, andrew ducote, samantha tabak, gerald s. He gradually becomes aware of his immortality and his duties to the future.
And this in spite of the fact that he has used material that could be considered hackneyed with overuse. Sinuhie the egyption has always struck a chord in my conciosnous. Whether youve loved the book or not, if you give your honest and detailed thoughts then people will find new books that are. Read the secret of the kingdom online by mika waltari. Against a background of the strifetorn land of judea two thousand years ago, mika waltari has. I wonder if the author of the robe got inspired from waltari s novel. The secret of the kingdom by mika waltari book resume. Read the secret of the kingdom by mika waltari for free with a 30 day free trial. Mika waltari society in finnish the diary junction blog. Other readers will always be interested in your opinion of the books youve read. His works, many translated into more than 40 languages, include 29 novels, 15 novellas, 6 collections of stories or fairytales, 6 collections o. Mika waltari project gutenberg selfpublishing ebooks read.
The story is told through the eyes of marcus, a roman citizen who arrives in jerusalem on the day jesus is crucified plot. The roman secret of the kingdom, book 2 by mika waltari. The story is told through the eyes of marcus, a roman citizen who arrives in jerusalem on the day jesus is crucified. His early novels were concerned with the crises of the generation that came of age between the world wars. Browse author series lists, sequels, pseudonyms, synopses, book covers, ratings and awards. Though the book was well written, nothing, short of the obscure political agenda, makes the story remarkably unique.
Based on mika waltaris 1949 novel, about a poor orphan who becomes a brilliant physician is appointed to the service of the new pharaoh. I first came across this story as a film on tv many years ago. 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. Buy the egyptian by mika waltari online at alibris. As he rides into the city he passes by a hill on which three men. That being said, this is a sequel to waltaris secret of the kingdom which follows minutus father in the time of jesus of nazareth. But it is not going to be a book that sells for itself. Three kids discover a tiny kingdom beneath their kitchen sink and are drawn inside, becoming involved with the miniature worlds civil war. Mika waltari, mika toimi waltari pronunciation helpinfo 19 september 1908 26 august 1979 was a finnish writer, best known for his bestselling no. It was first published in finnish in 1945, and in an abridged english translation by naomi walford in 1949, from swedish rather than finnish. A story set in egypt, shot on location in death valley and red rock canyon in california. Mika toimi waltari 19 september 1908 26 august 1979 was a finnish. Nominated for an academy award 1955, best cinematography. Author of sinuhe egyptilainen, the egyptian, the secret of the kingdom, the etruscan, the adventurer, the roman, the roman, vieras mies tuli taloon mika waltari open library donate.
Read the egyptian online by mika waltari books free 30day. He was extremely productive, and wrote in addition to novels also poetry, short stories, crime novels, plays, essays, travel stories, film scripts and rhymed texts for comic strips by asmo alho. Finally, waltari turned to mysticism in turms kuolematon the etruscian in 1955 and returned to the beginning of christianity in his last historical novels valtakunnan salaisuus the secret of the kingdom and ihmiskunnan viholliset the roman in 1959 and 1964, respectively. Mika waltaris the egyptian tells us the story of one physician of ancient egypt, sinuhe, set against the background of the reign of the fourth pharaoh amenhotep, whose attempt to impose monotheism on his polytheistic country was one of the strangest and most fascinating experiments of early civilization. The secret of the kingdom 1961 edition open library. Whether youve loved the book or not, if you give your honest and detailed thoughts then people will find new books that are right for them. Editions of the secret of the kingdom by mika waltari. Read the etruscan online by mika waltari books free 30day. This is a fascinating recreation of a period a people a whole segment of the ancient world. So i began reading the secret of the kingdom because of my trust in the author. Into a story of judea at the time of the crucifixion, with a young roman, sated with excesses of pleasure, as a central figure, he has given his readers a sense of.
Marcus mezentius manilianus, a learned and wealthy roman, is travelling in the orient and arrives in jerusalem on the day of the crucifixion of jesus. What follows, as marcus pursues his search for the promised secret of the kingdom, bring to a climax as exciting and deeply moving a novel as mika waltari, certainly one of the worlds outstanding historical novelists, has ever written. Read unlimited books and audiobooks on the web, ipad, iphone and android. Read the egyptian by mika waltari for free with a 30 day free trial. The secret of the kingdom kindle edition by waltari. The secret of the kingdom original title valtakunnan salaisuus is a 1959 novel by finnish author mika waltari about the early days of christianity. Mika toimi waltari 19 september 1908 26 august 1979 was one of the most prominent finnish writers. The secret of the kingdom by mika waltari goodreads. The reverse depicts a vigilant pharaoh watchdog referencing his famous book. The secret of the kingdom valtakunnan salaisuus, 1959 the roman ihmiskunnan viholliset, 1964 novella.
Marcus, an ancient roman citizen, arrives in jerusalem. Im not a devout person, but this is a cool way to dive into a fictional version of real events and the christians of old were a part of those events. The 100th anniversary of mika waltaris birth was celebrated by selecting the writer as the main motif for a high value commemorative coin, the 10 mika waltari commemorative coin, minted in 2008. This time waltari has departed from the pattern set in the egyptian and written a distinguished and original book. Mika waltari 19081979 is the most popular 20th century finnish writer who is best known for his magnus opus the egyptian. Read the etruscan by mika waltari for free with a 30 day free trial. The story is told through the eyes of marcus, a roman citizen who arrives in. Mika waltari a magnificent novel set in the 40 days after jesus christ rose from the dead set between easter and pentecost, the secret of the kingdom follows the story of marcus mezentius manilianus, an ancient roman citizen who arrives in jerusalem on the day of jesuss crucifixion. Waltari takes on the story of spread of early christianity in rome. It is replaceable, and has been, explaining the lack of late 20th and 21st century american interest in the story or the author. Mika waltari wikipedia bahasa indonesia, ensiklopedia bebas. The secret of the kingdom whose characters are from the bible is a less easy read. Mika waltari project gutenberg selfpublishing ebooks. Waltaris famous ideological novel the secret of the kingdom describes the biblical events taking place between easter and pentecost.
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