"I believe today that the truth was a combination of all of this. At birth, I had been given a rare gift: an overwhelming presence or what is known as charisma. I had a cheerful nature, I was friendly, and I had great ease in attracting and influencing others, regardless of their status, thanks to the power of my conversations." My voice, which my concubines described as melodious, had no less prestige than my speech, and I had learned to do my best to appear as if I had been endowed with supernatural powers inaccessible to ordinary mortals." ***Choose Dr. Zahi Hawass used polyphony as a tool for writing his first novels, and he truly excelled at using it. Each character speaks in his own language and does not exceed the limits of his knowledge, the nature of his language, or even performing an activity that exceeds his physical capabilities. He demonstrated his ingenuity in tracking characters and capturing time, so that the reader can see the white limestone dust over the wheat-colored bodies as they build that great pyramid, and hear the sound of the Pharaoh''s battles against enemies, and the spring breezes between the porticoes of the Pharaonic palace.
