On the edge of the known World

"On the edge of the known World" — the famous novel by the founder of modern Russian fiction, a philosopher and scientist and paleontologist Ivan Yefremov. The first part of the novel, "the Journey of Bourgade" occurs in Ancient Egypt and tells the story of the expedition to the mysterious land of punt, located on the border of the world known to the Egyptians. The second part outlines the adventures of a young Greek sculptor Pandion in Greece, in Crete, in Egypt and in many regions of the African continent. Skillfully combining a variety of authentic historical facts with a fascinating story, Ivan Yefremov has managed to create possibly the most interesting and fascinating book about the culture of Greece and Ancient Egypt.