Christian Jacq (; born 28 April 1947) is a French author and

Egyptologist Egyptology (from ''Egypt'' and Greek , ''-logia''; ) is the scientific study of ancient Egypt. The topics studied include ancient Egyptian history, language, literature, religion, architecture and art from the 5th millennium BC until the end ...

. He has written several novels about

ancient Egypt Ancient Egypt () was a cradle of civilization concentrated along the lower reaches of the Nile River in Northeast Africa. It emerged from prehistoric Egypt around 3150BC (according to conventional Egyptian chronology), when Upper and Lower E ...

, notably a five book series about

pharaoh Pharaoh (, ; Egyptian language, Egyptian: ''wikt:pr ꜥꜣ, pr ꜥꜣ''; Meroitic language, Meroitic: 𐦲𐦤𐦧, ; Biblical Hebrew: ''Parʿō'') was the title of the monarch of ancient Egypt from the First Dynasty of Egypt, First Dynasty ( ...

Ramses II Ramesses II (sometimes written Ramses or Rameses) (; , , ; ), commonly known as Ramesses the Great, was an Pharaoh, Egyptian pharaoh. He was the third ruler of the Nineteenth Dynasty of Egypt, Nineteenth Dynasty. Along with Thutmose III of th ...

, a character whom Jacq admires greatly.

Biography

Born in Paris, Jacq's interest in Egyptology began when he was thirteen, when he read ''History of Ancient Egyptian Civilization'' by

Jacques Pirenne Jacques or Jacq are believed to originate from the Middle Ages in the historic northwest Brittany region in France, and have since spread around the world over the centuries. To date, there are over one hundred identified noble families related t ...

. This inspired him to write his first novel. By the time he was eighteen, he had written eight books. His first commercially successful book was ''Champollion the Egyptian'', published in 1987. , he has written over fifty books, including several non-fiction books on the subject of Egyptology. Jacq has a doctorate in Egyptian Studies from the Sorbonne. He and his wife later founded the Ramses Institute, which is dedicated to creating a photographic description of Egypt for the preservation of endangered

archaeological Archaeology or archeology is the study of human activity through the recovery and analysis of material culture. The archaeological record consists of Artifact (archaeology), artifacts, architecture, biofact (archaeology), biofacts or ecofacts, ...

sites. Between 1995 and 1997, he published his best-selling five book suite ''Ramsès'', which is today published in over twenty-five countries.

Books

The Ramses Series

The story of the greatest Pharaoh in history #''The Son of Light'' (1995) #''The Temple of a Million Years'' Formerly published as ''The Eternal Temple'' (1995) #''The Battle of Kadesh'' (1996) #''The Lady of Abu Simbel'' (1996) #''Under the Western Acacia'' (1997)

The Stone of Light Series

#''Nefer the Silent'' #''The Wise Woman'' #''Paneb the Ardent'' #''The Place of Truth''

The Queen of Freedom Trilogy

The tale of Queen Ahhotep and her crusade to liberate her nation from the

Hyksos The Hyksos (; Egyptian language, Egyptian ''wikt:ḥqꜣ, ḥqꜣ(w)-wikt:ḫꜣst, ḫꜣswt'', Egyptological pronunciation: ''heqau khasut'', "ruler(s) of foreign lands"), in modern Egyptology, are the kings of the Fifteenth Dynasty of Egypt ( ...

oppressors #''The Empire of Darkness'' #''War of the Crowns'' #''The Flaming Sword''

The Judge of Egypt Trilogy

In the Age of Ramses, Egypt's power is unchallenged. However, a dark conspiracy seeks to strike at the Pharaoh ... only an idealistic judge and a young doctor stand between Egypt and oblivion. #''Beneath the Pyramid'' #''Secrets of the Desert'' #''Shadow of the Sphinx''

The Mysteries of Osiris Series

#''The Tree of Life'' #''The Conspiracy of Evil'' #''The Way of Fire'' #''The Great Secret''

The Vengeance of the Gods Series

#''Manhunt'' #'' The Divine Worshipper''

The Mozart Series

#''The Great Magician'' #''The Son of Enlightenment'' #''The Brother of Fire'' #''The Beloved of Isis''

Other books

*''Egyptian Magic'' (non-fiction 1985) *''The Black Pharaoh'' *''The Tutankhamun Affair'' *''For the Love of Philae'' *''Champollion the Egyptian'' *''Master Hiram and King Solomon'' *''The Living Wisdom of Ancient Egypt'' (non-fiction) *''Fascinating Hieroglyphics'' (non-fiction 1997) *''Magic and Mystery in Ancient Egypt'' (non-fiction 1998) *''The Wisdom of Ptah Hotep'' (non-fiction 2006) *''Tutankhamun: The Last Secret'' (February 2009) *''The Judgement of the Mummy'' (2009) *''Egypt'' (non fiction 2009)

References

Annette Lévy-Willard, « Christian Jacq, le nouveau pharaon », ''Libération'', 09/05/1996.

* [http://www.lefigaro.fr/mon-figaro/2013/02/15/10001-20130215ARTFIG00534-christian-jacq-ou-le-bon-filon-de-bernard-fixot.php Thiébault Dromard, « Christian Jacq ou le bon filon de Bernard Fixot », ''Le Figaro économie'', 12/08/2004.]
Blaise de Chabalier, « Christian Jacq, dans la peau d'un scribe », ''Le Figaro'', 29/01/2009.

Christian Jacq, « L'Égypte pharaonique n'existe plus, mais ses valeurs persistent », ''Le Figaro magazine'', 01/05/2009.

* ttp://www.lefigaro.fr/livres/2010/11/06/03005-20101106ARTFIG00001-docteur-christian-et-le-mystere-jacq.php Laure Mentzel, « Docteur Christian et le mystère Jacq », ''Le Figaro'', 05/11/2010.
Isabelle Falconnier, « Christian Jacq : un Égyptien à Blonay », ''L'Hebdo'', 18/12/2014.

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