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Egypte, l'ultime espoir: La vie héroïque du grand prêtre Pétosiris
« Vous qui vivez actuellement sur terre, venez vers ma demeure d’éternité. Je vous guiderai sur le chemin de vie. » Inscription du tombeau de Pétosiris324 avant J.-C. L’Égypte est occupée par les Perses, envahisseurs rusés et cruels déterminés à détruire la civilisation des pharaons. Mais une ville, Hermopolis, la cité de Thot, dieu des savants et des scribes, refuse de céder. À sa tête, le grand prêtre Pétosiris, et son épouse, Année-Heureuse. Le couple, connu et respecté de tous les égyptiens, organise une armée des ombres. Avec son réseau de résistants, un soulèvement est envisagé, préludant à celui du pays entier. Dans ce combat terrible, Pétosiris et Année-Heureuse sont décidés à aller jusqu’au bout. Mieux vaut mourir que de vivre en esclaves… Mais si un miracle se produisait ? Un miracle nommé Alexandre le Grand qui redonnerait enfin à l’Égypte paix et liberté…L’incroyable destin d’un grand prêtre devenu un combattant Trahisons, ruses, complots, un thriller haletant au cœur de l’Égypte antique
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Published October 1, 2020
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Christian Jacq
222 books943 followersAlso writes under the names Célestin Valois, J.B. Livingstone, and Christopher Carter.
Christian Jacq is a French author and Egyptologist. He has written several novels about ancient Egypt, notably a five book suite about pharaoh Ramses II, a character whom Jacq admires greatly.
Jacq's interest in Egyptology began when he was thirteen, and read History of Ancient Egyptian Civilization by Jacques Pirenne. This inspired him to write his first novel. He first visited Egypt when he was seventeen, went on to study Egyptology and archaeology at the Sorbonne, and is now one of the world's leading Egyptologists.
By the time he was eighteen, he had written eight books. His first commercially successful book was Champollion the Egyptian, published in 1987. As of 2004 he has written over fifty books, including several non-fiction books on the subject of Egyptology.
He and his wife later founded the Ramses Institute, which is dedicated to creating a photographic description of Egypt for the preservation of endangered archaeological sites.
Between 1995-1997, he published his best selling five book suite Ramsès, which is today published in over twenty-five countries. Each volume encompasses one aspect of Ramesses' known historical life, woven into a fictional tapestry of the ancient world for an epic tale of love, life and deceit.
Jacq's series describes a vision of the life of the pharaoh: he has two vile power-hungry siblings, Shanaar, his decadent older brother, and Dolora, his corrupted older sister who married his teacher. In his marital life, he first has Isetnofret (Iset) as a mistress (second Great Wife), meets his true love Nefertari (first Great Wife) and after their death, gets married to Maetnefrure in his old age. Jacq gives Ramesses only three biological children: Kha'emweset, Meritamen (she being the only child of Nefertari, the two others being from Iset) and Merneptah. The other "children" are only young officials trained for government and who are nicknamed "sons of the pharaoh".
Christian Jacq is a French author and Egyptologist. He has written several novels about ancient Egypt, notably a five book suite about pharaoh Ramses II, a character whom Jacq admires greatly.
Jacq's interest in Egyptology began when he was thirteen, and read History of Ancient Egyptian Civilization by Jacques Pirenne. This inspired him to write his first novel. He first visited Egypt when he was seventeen, went on to study Egyptology and archaeology at the Sorbonne, and is now one of the world's leading Egyptologists.
By the time he was eighteen, he had written eight books. His first commercially successful book was Champollion the Egyptian, published in 1987. As of 2004 he has written over fifty books, including several non-fiction books on the subject of Egyptology.
He and his wife later founded the Ramses Institute, which is dedicated to creating a photographic description of Egypt for the preservation of endangered archaeological sites.
Between 1995-1997, he published his best selling five book suite Ramsès, which is today published in over twenty-five countries. Each volume encompasses one aspect of Ramesses' known historical life, woven into a fictional tapestry of the ancient world for an epic tale of love, life and deceit.
Jacq's series describes a vision of the life of the pharaoh: he has two vile power-hungry siblings, Shanaar, his decadent older brother, and Dolora, his corrupted older sister who married his teacher. In his marital life, he first has Isetnofret (Iset) as a mistress (second Great Wife), meets his true love Nefertari (first Great Wife) and after their death, gets married to Maetnefrure in his old age. Jacq gives Ramesses only three biological children: Kha'emweset, Meritamen (she being the only child of Nefertari, the two others being from Iset) and Merneptah. The other "children" are only young officials trained for government and who are nicknamed "sons of the pharaoh".
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November 15, 2023DNF - J'ai pas réussi à me mettre dedans, je rejoins les autres avis sur le fait que Christian Jacq nous a habitués à bien mieux
April 7, 2024
10 mars 2024
Les Perses ont envahit l'Égypte. Un groupe d'habitants se rebellent et organisent la résistance.
J'aime Christian Jacq parce que j'ai l'impression d'être un des personnages, de faire partie des récits.
Le récit est accessible facilement, même si on n'est pas expert en Egyptologie.
L'action commence vraiment au dernier tiers du livre.
La fin m'a un peu déçue. Il n'y a pas vraiment de "bataille" entre les gentils et les méchants.
Les Perses ont envahit l'Égypte. Un groupe d'habitants se rebellent et organisent la résistance.
J'aime Christian Jacq parce que j'ai l'impression d'être un des personnages, de faire partie des récits.
Le récit est accessible facilement, même si on n'est pas expert en Egyptologie.
L'action commence vraiment au dernier tiers du livre.
La fin m'a un peu déçue. Il n'y a pas vraiment de "bataille" entre les gentils et les méchants.
April 19, 2023
J'ai toujours eu beaucoup d'affection pour la prose de Christian Jacq, en souvenir de longues heures d'adolescence passées à lire Ramses. Hélas, la mayonnaise n'a pas vraiment pris avec ce roman, qui en dépit de ses qualités et sa capacité à nous plonger dans une époque dont on ignore tout, n'est pas parvenu à me convaincre. Mon avis est cependant subjectif et cette lecture devrait plaire aux habitués.
July 2, 2023
Una historia de honor y de lucha. Me encanta como Christian Jacq va mas allá de lo que sabemos de personajes reales y les da vida y gloria en un momento tan horrible de su historia. Un libro muy violento que me hizo pensar en las colonizaciones a lo largo de la historia en todo el mundo y el valor de los pueblos al enfrentarse a un enemigo inminente. No sabemos lo que pasará pues el mundo da muchas vueltas, pero lo importante en la vida, es no quedarnos con los brazos cruzados y ser fieles a nuestra cultura y costumbres.
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