Red Land Black Land

Afascinating,erudite,andwittyglimpseofthehumansideofancientEgypt—thisacclaimedclassicworkisnowrevisedandupdatedforanewgenerationDisplayingtheunparalleleddescriptivepower,unerringeyeforfascinatingdetail,keeninsight,andtrenchantwitthathavemadethenovelsshewrites(asElizabethPetersandBarbaraMichaels)perennialNewYorkTimesbestsellers,internationallyrenownedEgyptologistBarbaraMertzbringsalong-buriedcivilizationtovividlife.InRedLand,BlackLand,shetransportsusbackthousandsofyearsandimmersesusinthesights,aromas,andsoundsofday-to-daylivinginthelegendarydesertrealmthatwasancientEgypt.Whowerethesepeoplewhosecivilizationhasinspiredmyriadfilms,books,artwork,myths,anddreams,andwhobuiltastonishingmonumentsthatstillstaggertheimaginationfivethousandyearslater?WhatdidaverageEgyptianseat,drink,wear,gossipabout,andaspireto?Whatweretheiramusements,theirbeliefs,theirattitudesconcerningreligion,childrearing,nudity,premaritalsex?Mertzushersusintotheirhomes,workplaces,temples,andpalacestogiveusanintimateviewoftheeverydayworldsoftheroyalandcommoneralike.Weobservepriestsandpainters,scribesandpyramidbuilders,slaves,housewives,andqueens—andreceivefascinatingtipsonhowtoperformtasksessentialtoancientEgyptianliving,frommummificationtomakingpapyrus.Aneye-openingandendlesslyentertainingcompanionvolumetoTemples,Tombs,andHieroglyphs,Mertz'sextraordinaryhistoryofancientEgypt,RedLand,BlackLandoffersreadersabrilliantdisplayofrichdescriptionandfascinatingedification.Itbringsuscloserthaneverbeforetothepeopleofagreatlostculturethatwassodifferentfrom—yetsosurprisinglysimilarto—ourown."Onecanonlyhighlyrecommendthebook."--NaturalHistory