Pharaoh Cheops is the most powerful man in all of Egypt. The Great Pyramid, which has been under construction for ten years, is intended to continue his reign in the realm of the dead. However, the prophecy of a famous seer shakes his absolute power: instead of sharing some amusing stories as expected, the sorcerer foretells that a child born on this day in the High Priest's house will take the throne. Cheops is determined to track down the child, daring to challenge the gods. Nagib Mahfouz bases this historical novel on one of the oldest Egyptian traditions, the Westcar Papyrus, which is currently located in Berlin. "I am a son of two civilizations that have united in a fruitful bond. One is the approximately 7000-year-old era of the pharaohs, and the other is Islamic civilization." Nagib Mahfouz.