Beyond the Pyramids: Travels in Egypt

by Douglas Kennedy

Book Overview

BEYOND THE PYRAMIDS is a delightfully wry chronicle of travels through a country of incongruity - an Egypt encompassing a diversity of cultural influences which often belies its image of... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0805041397
• ISBN13: 9780805041392
• Release Date: January 1996
• Publisher: Henry Holt & Company
• Length: 232 Pages
• Weight: 0.60 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 5.5" x 8.3"

Customer Reviews

Egypt Is More Than Mummies

Kennedy's lovely account of day-to-day (rather than tourist) Egypt is insightful and thought-provoking. Too often we think of this country only as ancient history; Kennedy meets its taxi drivers, poets, and felucca captains. As he travels the country's immense expanse, he attempts to understand its people and their desires. At the same time, he uncovers some of his own philosophies and values.