num_pages: 128
description: The time is 2600 B.C. The pharaoh Cheops hesitates to order the construction of a pyramid in his honor. But his court sages tell him that such a monument is essential--the pillar that holds power in place. Ismail Kadare's novel of ancient Egypt is a work that is at once historical fiction and a timeless exploration of the horror of untrammeled state power.
language: English
title: The Pyramid
titlecomplete: The Pyramid
genres: Historical, Novels, Indonesian Literature, Egypt, Albanian Literature, Historical Fiction, Literature, Literary Fiction, Fiction, Politics
ratings_count: 897
awards: awardedAt: 883641600000
name: Premio Grinzane Cavour
category: Narrativa Straniera
publisher: Harvell Press