The name of the Finnish prose writer Mika Valtari is known to readers in many countries - his fascinating historical novels have been republished in huge editions for several decades, firmly occupying first places in the bestseller lists. The novel “The Heir of the Pharaoh” is one of the best novels of the writer. Its main character, the healer Sinuhe, nicknamed the Egyptian, has seen a lot in his long life: betrayal and treason, conspiracies and intrigues, poverty and greatness. Among the book's heroes are genuine historical figures, such as Pharaoh Akhenaten and the beautiful Nefertiti, and fictional persons. The mystery of the birth of Sinuhe the Egyptian keeps readers in suspense until the last pages.