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Book set in Egypt:


Midaq Alley by Naguib Mahfouz
Death on the Nile: A Hercule Poirot Mystery by Agatha Christie
Antony and Cleopatra by William Shakespeare
Crocodile on the Sandbank by Elizabeth Peters (1st of series set in Egypt)
In an Antique Land by Amitav Ghosh
The Map of Love: A Novel by Ahdaf Soueif
The Akhenaten Adventure by P.B. Kerr
Arabian Nights And Days by Naguib Mahfouz
The Innocence of the Devil by Nawal El Saadawi
Out of Egypt: A Memoir by André Aciman
Akenaten: Dweller In Truth by Naguib Mahfouz
The Alexandria Quartet by Lawrence Durrell
In the Eye of the Sun by Ahdaf Soueif
Iris & Ruby by Rosie Thomas
Cleopatra's Daughter by Michelle Moran
Cleopatra: A Life by Stacy Schiff
Palace Walk by Naguib Mahfouz
Nefertiti by Michelle Moran
The Murder of King Tut by James Patterson
Cairo by G. Willow Wilson
Palace Of Desire by Naguib Mahfouz
The Memoirs of Cleopatra by Margaret George
The Red Tent by Anita Diamant
Mummy, or Ramses the Damned by Anne Rice
Sugar Street by Naguib Mahfouz
The English Patient by Michael Ondaatje
The Yacoubian Building by Alaa Al Aswany
Woman at Point Zero by Nawal El Saadawi
The Heretic Queen by Michelle Moran
Dreamers of the Day by Mary Doria Russell
Adrift on the Nile by Naguib Mahfouz
No One Sleeps in Alexandria by Ibrahim Abdel Meguid
The History of Rasselas, Prince of Abissinia by Samuel Johnson
Oleander, Jacaranda: A Childhood Perceived by Penelope Lively
The Man in the White Sharkskin Suit by Lucette Lagnado
Passion Unleashed by Larissa Ione
The October Horse by Colleen McCullough
Specters by Radwa Ashour
Ramses: The Son of Light by Christian Jacq
Sphinx's Princess by Esther M. Friesner
Sipping from the Nile: My Exodus from Egypt by Jean Naggar
Aunt Safiyya and the Monastery: A Novel by Taher Bahaa
Sphinx by Robin Cook
Death Comes As the End by Agatha Christie
Queen of Kings by Maria Dahvana Headley
Rosie by Mariam Maarouf
Playing Cards in Cairo: Mint Tea, Tarneeb and Tales of the City by Hugh Miles
Friendly Fire: Stories by Alaa Al Aswany
A Border Passage: From Cairo to America--A Woman's Journey by Leila Ahmed
Nefer the Silent by Christian Jacq
I Want to Get Married by Ghada Abdel Aal
An Apartment Called Freedom by Ghazi Abdul Rahman Algosaibi
The Red Pyramid by Rick Riordan
Child of the Morning by Pauline Gedge
Mara, Daughter of the Nile by Eloise Jarvis McGraw
Lily of the Nile by Stephanie Dray
The Egyptian Book of the Dead: The Papyrus of Ani in the British Museum by Anonymous
The Egyptologist by Arthur Phillips
Hand of Isis by Jo Graham
Apricots on the Nile by Colette Rossant
House Of Dreams by Pauline Gedge
Theodosia and the Serpents of Chaos by R.L. LaFevers
As You Desire by Connie Brockway
The Anubis Gates by Tim Powers
The Cleopatra VII: Daughter of the Nile, 57 B.C. by Kristiana Gregory
The Mistress Of Nothing by Kate Pullinger
Song of the Nile by Stephanie Dray
Napoleon's Pyramids by William Dietrich
When We Were Gods by Colin Falconer
Down the Nile: Alone in a Fisherman's Skiff by Rosemary Mahoney
Cleopatra's Moon by Vicky Alvear Shecter
The Black Nile by Dan Morrison
Kleopatra by Karen Essex
The Golden Goblet by Eloise Jarvis McGraw
Throne of Isis by Judith Tarr
Beer in the Snooker Club by Waguih Ghali
Ancient Evenings by Norman Mailer
Captive Bride by Johanna Lindsey
The Alexander Cipher by Will Adams
King and Goddess by Judith Tarr
Murder on the Leviathan by Boris Akunin
Anatomy of a Disappearance: A Novel by Hisham Matar
Atlantis by David Gibbins
The Discovery of the Tomb of Tutankhamen by Howard Carter
God Dies by the Nile by Nawal El Saadawi
The Harafish by Naguib Mahfouz
HOREMHEB: The Forgotten Pharaoh by Charlotte Booth
Amarna Sunset by Aidan Dodson
Miramar by Naguib Mahfouz
The Lodging House: A Modern Arabic Novel by Khairy Shalaby
The Thief and the Dogs by Naguib Mahfouz
River God: A Novel of Ancient Egypt by Wilbur A. Smith
The Serpent and the Scorpion: An Ursula Marlowe Mystery by Clare Langley-Hawthorne
Seven Days of Man by Abd al-Hakim Abd al-Ghani Muhammad Qasim
The Winter Vault by Anne Michaels
Zaat by Sonallah Ibrahim
Zeina by Nawal El Saadawi

More books set in Egypt:


The Blue Manuscript by Sabiha al Khemir
Rape of the Nile by Brian M. Fagan
Mirage: Napoleon's Scientists and the Unveiling of Egypt by Nina Burleigh
Temples, Tombs & Hieroglyphs: A Popular History of Ancient Egypt by Barbara Mertz
Letters From Egypt by Lucie Duff Gordon
The Sisters of Sinai: How Two Lady Adventurers Discovered the Hidden Gospels
The Curse Breaker of Cairo by Kate McVaugh
Yahshua's Bridge by Sandi Rog
The Netherworld of Kemet by A.R. Bey
Cleopatra Selene: Legacy of the Sun & Moon by Sharon Desruisseaux
Joseph and His Brothers by Thomas Mann
Faraon by Bolesław Prus
Thaïs by Anatole France
Being Abbas El Abd by Ahmed Alaidy
Utopia by Ahmed Khaled Tawfiq
The Blue Nile by Alan Moorehead
The Heron by Ibrahim Aslan
Whatever Happened to the Egyptians?: Changes in Egyptian Society from 1950 to the Present by Galal Amin
The Beacon at Alexandria by Gillian Bradshaw
Children of the Alley by Naguib Mahfouz
Taxi by Khaled Al Khamissi
Nefertiti: The Book of the Dead by Nick Drake (1st book in series)
Heaven's Mirror: Quest for the Lost Civilization by Graham Hancock
The Egyptian by Mika Waltari
Sunset Oasis by Bahaa Taher
Zipporah, Wife of Moses by Marek Halter
The Third Translation by Matt Bondurant
Christ the Lord: Out of Egypt by Anne Rice
Who's Who in Ancient Egypt by Michael Rice
The October Horse by Colleen McCullough
Red Land, Black Land: Daily Life in Ancient Egypt by Barbara Mertz
Moon Tiger by Penelope Lively
Alexandria by Lindsey Davis
Resurrection by Arwen Elys Dayton
Sipping from the Nile by Jean Naggar
The Moses Legacy by Adam Palmer
Scarab by Stavros Halvatzis
Cleopatra's Secret: Keepers of the Light by Lydia Storm
The Egyptian by Layton Green
Imhotep by Jerry Dubs
Servant of the Gods by Valerie Douglas
The Pistachio Seller by Reem Bassiouney

Gazelle by Rikki Ducornet

Jasmine Nights by Julia Gregson

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Cairo: The City Victorious by Max Rodenbeck
Cairo: 1001 Years of the City Victorious by Janet L. Abu-Lughod

The Twelve Rooms of the Nile

The Curse of Senmut by Vickie Britton and Loretta Jackson

Respected Sir by Naguib Mahfouz

Wedding Song by Naguib Mahfouz

The Search by Naguib Mahfouz

A Must Read: Khul-Khaal: Five Egyptian Women Tell Their Stories (Contemporary Issues in the Middle East by Nayra Atiya

just for you to know 3 of the books mentioned above by Naguib Mahfouz Palace Walk, Sugar Street and Palace of Desire are part of what is called the Cairo Trilogy and should be read together. The Cairo Trilogy: Palace Walk / Palace of Desire / Sugar Street
If you have never read the Nobel Peace Prize winner Mahfouz, this is a good place to start!

Diane wrote: "Post any books set in Egypt here."

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Much of the Amelia Peabody series is set in Egypt. Love these books!

Laura

Jalilah wrote: "A Must Read: Khul-Khaal: Five Egyptian Women Tell Their Stories (Contemporary Issues in ..."

Thanks for the recommendation! I just picked up a copy o Khul-Khaal on paperbackswap.

Diane wrote: "Post any books set in Egypt here."



While the Sands Whisper by Linda Ruth Horowitz


Excerpt from one of several 5 Star Reviews on Amazon:
"With each scene, I'm involved in the desert's spiritual world of beauty and freedom. This novel captures the magic of Sinai landscapes; they become alive..."

Diane wrote: "Jalilah wrote: "A Must Read: Khul-Khaal: Five Egyptian Women Tell Their Stories (Contemp..."

Let me know how you like it! If I had to choose only one book on Egypt,it would be that one!

My action adventure novel, Cogar's Revolt. Which, coincidentally, is being offered as part of a Goodreads giveaway right now! You can find it and enter here:

https://www.goodreads.com/giveaway/sh...

Best,
Nate

Cairo: Memoir of a City Transformed by Ahdaf Soueif

Azazeel by Youssef Ziedan

1/4 Gram by Essam Youssef

Call me Leila

The Last Secret Of The Temple
The Lost Army Of Cambyses
The Hidden Oasis
The Labyrinth of Osiris

All by Paul Sussman

The Ankhs: Red Marks The Child by Amira Awaad is brilliant!

It's set in Ancient Egypt and written by a modern day Egyptian woman. I swear, you can SEE through her eyes! She writes fantasy as if she was actually there. Though, some might argue it's in her blood.

An absolute must read.

The Road To Purification: Hustlers, Hassles & Hash

When Mad Harry spontaneously books a flight for Egypt, he doesn't know that he's about to embark on a fate given pilgrimage.

A crazy headed, hassle driven, sleep deprived, dope smoking journey. A holiday this is not.

A true backpacking story like no other, taking in Cairo, Alexandria, Luxor, Hurghada, Dahab and ancient sites like the pyramids, Karnak and Abydos. Check it out! Many thanks.

Azazeel

Alexandrian Summer by Yitzhak Gormezano Goren

Automobile Club Of Egypt by Alaa Al Aswany

The Field of Reeds

This book and other books in the series are set in ancient Egypt and are very enjoyable.

The Queue by Basma Abdel Aziz.

More books set in Egypt:


Al Raml Station by Ahmed Salama
The Abyssinian by Jean-Christophe Rufin
Aisha by Ahdaf Soueif
Akhenaten by Dorothy Porter
Akhenaten: Dweller in Truth by Naguib Mahfouz
The Alexandria Semaphore by Robert Solé
Alexandria: City of Memory by Michael Haag
Alexandria: City of the Western Mind by Theodore Vrettos
Amelia Peabody's Egypt by Elizabeth Peters
Ancient Egypt and Black Africa by Theophile Obenga
Ancient Egyptian Literature: An Anthology by John L. Foster
The Ancient Egyptian Pyramid Texts by James P. Allen
And Then All Hell Broke Loose: Two Decades in the Middle East
Angeline by Karleen Bradford
The Anubis Slayings by Paul Doherty (1st book in Amerotke series)
Arabic Short Stories, 1945 1965 by Mahmoud Manzalaoui
The Arrogant Years: One Girl's Search for Her Lost Youth, from Cairo to Brooklyn
As Doha Said by Bahaa Taher
The Forgotten: Aten's Last Queen by J. Lynn Else
An Autumn In Araby by Carola Salisbury
Autumn Quail by Naguib Mahfouz
The Battle for Egypt by Yasmine El Rashidi
The Battle Lost and Won by Olivia Manning
Before the Throne by Naguib Mahfouz
The Beggar by Naguib Mahfouz
The Beginning and the End by Naguib Mahfouz
Between the Worlds by Andrée Chedid
Beyond Paradise by Mansoura Ez-Eldin
Beyond the Grave by Jude Watson
Birds of Amber by Ibrahim Abdel Meguid
Birds of Passage by Robert Solé
A Bit of Air by وليد طاهر
Black Magic: A Modern Arabic Novel by Hamdy el-Gazzar
The Black Pharaoh by Christian Jacq
Black Tulips by Alexandra Kinias
Blind Reef by Peter Tonkin (30th book in Richard Mariner series)
Blue Aubergine by Miral al-Tahawy
Blue Lorries by Radwa Ashour
The Book of Epiphanies by جمال الغيطاني
The Book of Margins by Edmond Jabès
The Book of Resemblances by Edmond Jabès
The Book of Shares by Edmond Jabès
The Book of the Sultan's Seal: Strange Incidents from History in the City of Mars
Brooklyn Heights by Miral al-Tahawy
The Butterfly Mosque: A Young American Woman's Journey to Love and Islam
Butterfly Wings by Mohamed Salmawy

Shelf Life: Chronicles of a Cairo Bookseller by Nadia Wassef.

Women of the City of the Dead by Helen Watson is a nice non-fiction example.

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