Toby Wilkinson earned a degree in Egyptology from the University
of Cambridge, and is the recipient of several prestigious awards
given in his field. He has published nine books, and received the
Hessell-Tiltman Prize for his previous book, The Rise and Fall
of Ancient Egypt. He has appeared on radio and television as an
expert on ancient Egyptian civilization and is a member of the
international editorial board of the Journal of Egyptian
History. Since 2003, he has been a Fellow at Clare College,
University of Cambridge. He lives in Suffolk, England.
www.tobywilkinson.net
“Engaging. . . . Evocative. . . . The narrative moves comfortably
among different time periods . . . smoothly guiding us on our Nile
journey.” —The Washington Post
“Fascinating. . . . Compelling. . . . The Nile emerges as potent as
ever, the sole bringer of life to Egypt.” —The Guardian
(London)
“First-rate. . . . The Nile and the history it has engendered still
manage to stir something in all of us.” —The Daily Beast
“Impressive. . . . Hugely entertaining. . . . Wilkinson’s book is
bound to reawaken the joys of armchair traveling.” —Richmond
Times-Dispatch
“Tell[s] the entire layered story of Egyptian civilization.
Wilkinson deftly mingles ancient lore from the Pharaonic past with
tales of 19th-century tomb robbers and contemporary clashes between
the competing imperatives to develop and preserve sites along the
riverbanks.” —The Christian Science Monitor
“Masterful. . . . Thoroughly enjoyable and gloriously
catholic.” —The Times (London)
“Dexterously done and rich in detail. . . . This is
infectious stuff that should surely inspire its readers to a fresh
bout of Egyptian adventures.” —The Telegraph (London)
“In this felucca voyage of the Nile, you see all of its history and
you are constantly reminded that Egypt is also a living nation of
today. . . . [Wilkinson] has done for popularizing this land what
Michio Kaku and DeGrasse Tyson have done for astronomy and
physics.” —The New York Journal of Books
“[A] gently meandering tour of the Nile River in the company of a
deeply knowledgeable guide. . . . To understand the cataclysmic
changes gripping Egypt at the moment, eminent British Egyptologist
Wilkinson urges a return to the heart of the country, the Nile, the
source of the country’s economy, spiritual beliefs and political
structure.” —Kirkus Reviews
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