“The protagonist is Sinuhe, who tells his story in the first person. Really, it is the story of Egypt during the difficult years of the 14th Century BCE. In many respects, Sinuhe is a minor character as far as history goes, but this physician who gives himself to doctoring the poor in an age of power struggles and unprecedented wealth, is actually more central to the events than he can fathom. Still, the great stage of Egypt's wars and intrigues are, in reality, only the backdrop to the real drama: the fight for integrity, truth, balance in the human heart. In the war of good and evil, Sinuhe feels stained, corrupted, dirty, compromised, wicked. The truth is, he is an innocent man who remains so even if they thinks that he has lost his innocence. He thinks he is a bitter man, but he is one who searches for truth and speaks it as best he can even when the powerful try to silence him. And in all this he values friendship and remains loyal to his friends and to Egypt, even if others (and sometimes he himself) question that loyalty. The "one who remains alone" (the nickname given to him in youth) does remain alone and lonely, but he also remains wholesome in spite of everything. ”
Joe B wrote this review Friday, October 28, 2011.
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