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Egypt was the mightiest and longest-lived empire the world has ever seen, and the most mysterious. Countless monuments and texts swarmed with hieroglyphs, but no one in the world knew how to read them. Then, in 1799, French soldiers discovered the Rosetta Stone. But what seemed like an answer to an age-old riddle turned out to be only a starting point. The Writing of the Gods tells the story of the thrilling, twenty-year-long race to decipher the hieroglyphs and solve one of history’s greatest mysteries.
The New York Times called The Writing of the Gods “exuberant” and “engrossing” and “thrilling.”
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The New Yorker devoted a long, enthusiastic review to The Writing of the Gods and called it “sophisticated” and “lively.”
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The Christian Science Monitor called The Writing of the Gods “fascinating” and “masterful” and “clear and engaging” and “illuminating” and “engrossing.”
The Economist said that The Writing of the Gods tells a story that “will astonish readers” and called the book “short, accessible, and highly entertaining.”
The Minneapolis Star Tribune said that The Writing of the Gods reads “like a thriller” and is “captivating” and “meticulous” and “entertaining.”
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