Talk:The Egyptian

Allegory?
"The description of Hittites as a ruthless militaristic society, totally bent upon conquering and subduing its weaker neighbors such as Mitanni, seems to be—at least in part—an allegory of Nazi Germany."

Do somebody know some source which would confirm this statement? If it is really an allegory, then it seems more probably to depict the Soviets and their politics which Waltari knew very good.

I think there is no reason for this statement in the article. Would anybody object if I delete it? --M.m.h 18:15, 30 April 2007 (UTC)


 * I didn't find any sources for it so i'd say it's original research. Removed. --Petska 00:23, 8 May 2007 (UTC)

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BetacommandBot 04:49, 25 October 2007 (UTC)

English translations?
In the article, it remains a little bit unclear whether the abridged translation by Watford is still the only one in English. It's hard to believe, 72 years later and considering the popularity. (For comparison, there are two full translations in Estonian.) Should it be so, it might be best to express the fact clearly in the text. --Ehitaja (talk) 10:20, 10 October 2021 (UTC)
 * To my knowledge there is no full English translation. I skimmed through my sources and couldn't find them explicitly saying a new one hasn't been made, though I did find a list of translations at the Mika Waltari society's site which I think will do; it doesn't include other English translations than by Walford. I have now modified the article.-- Laukku  TheGreit (Talk•Contribs) 13:29, 10 October 2021 (UTC)