The Picnic at Sakkara
 First edition | |
| Author | P.H. Newby |
|---|---|
| Language | English |
| Genre | Fiction |
| Published | 1955 |
| Publisher | Jonathan Cape |
| Publication place | UK |
| Pages | 239 |
The Picnic at Sakkara is a 1955 novel by P.H. Newby.[1] It is about a lecturer at Cairo University, Edgar Perry, during the rule of King Farouk. He becomes tutor to a pasha, and is swept into a conflict between Western ways and the Moslem Brotherhood. It is a comedic novel.[2]
Reception
Anthony Thwaite called it "wonderful", and said that it was Newby's "most successful and memorable achievement."[3] Kirkus Reviews, however, found it to be "idiosyncratic" and an acquired taste.[4]
References
- ^ Newby, Percy Howard (13 August 1964). "The Picnic at Sakkara". Faber & Faber. Retrieved 13 August 2019 – via Google Books.
- ^ "The Picnic at Sakkara". Retrieved 13 August 2019.
- ^ Obituary:P.H. Newby, in The Independent; published September 9, 1997; retrieved September 11, 2019
- ^ THE PICNIC AT SAKKARA, reviewed in Kirkus Reviews; first published August 23, 1955; retrieved September 11, 2019
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