The Immortals: Christiane Desroches Noblecourt's epic journey to save the temples of Nubia.
Cerf Editions| N° d'inventaire | 29681 |
| Format | 21 x 13.5 |
| Détails | 224 p., paperback. |
| Publication | Paris, 2023 |
| Etat | Nine |
| ISBN | 9782204161749 |
When France, in Egypt, saved the heritage of the pharaohs. One woman's fight to save world heritage. A gripping epic.
Egypt, 1954. Nasser announces the construction of the Aswan High Dam. The prestigious temples of Abu Simbel will be submerged forever by the waters of the Nile.
In France, Egyptologist Christiane Desroches Noblecourt immediately sounded the alarm: a universal heritage was about to disappear. With fierce courage and determination, she dedicated more than twenty years of her life to a fight that, at first, seemed like a pure utopia. Alongside André Malraux, René Maheu, Director General of UNESCO, and Saroïte Okacha, Egyptian Minister of Culture, she constantly called on the United Nations to raise the funds necessary to save the pharaonic monuments.
In this race against time, where diplomatic and financial issues are intertwined, Christiane Desroches Noblecourt illustrates, through her unwavering determination, France's cultural vocation.
The masterful tale of an incredible adventure to save humanity's treasures.
Journalist and author of numerous works, including biographies devoted to great Egyptologists, Claudine Le Tourneur d'Ison has produced several documentaries for television. She received the Prix Diane Potier-Boès from the Académie française in 2000 for Mariette Pacha or the Egyptian dream . She is the author, published by Éditions du Cerf, of Champollion. The Last Journey.
When France, in Egypt, saved the heritage of the pharaohs. One woman's fight to save world heritage. A gripping epic.
Egypt, 1954. Nasser announces the construction of the Aswan High Dam. The prestigious temples of Abu Simbel will be submerged forever by the waters of the Nile.
In France, Egyptologist Christiane Desroches Noblecourt immediately sounded the alarm: a universal heritage was about to disappear. With fierce courage and determination, she dedicated more than twenty years of her life to a fight that, at first, seemed like a pure utopia. Alongside André Malraux, René Maheu, Director General of UNESCO, and Saroïte Okacha, Egyptian Minister of Culture, she constantly called on the United Nations to raise the funds necessary to save the pharaonic monuments.
In this race against time, where diplomatic and financial issues are intertwined, Christiane Desroches Noblecourt illustrates, through her unwavering determination, France's cultural vocation.
The masterful tale of an incredible adventure to save humanity's treasures.
Journalist and author of numerous works, including biographies devoted to great Egyptologists, Claudine Le Tourneur d'Ison has produced several documentaries for television. She received the Prix Diane Potier-Boès from the Académie française in 2000 for Mariette Pacha or the Egyptian dream . She is the author, published by Éditions du Cerf, of Champollion. The Last Journey.