"A Tale of the White Pyramid"
Short story by Willa Cather
LanguageEnglish
Genre(s)Historical Fiction
Publication
Published inThe Hesperian
Publication typeStudent newspaper
Publication date22 December 1892

A Tale of the White Pyramid is a short story by Willa Cather. It was first published on 22 December 1892 in The Hesperian.[1]

Plot summary

Kakau tells about the death of Senefrau the First: his body was sealed into a sarcophagus. As a result, Kufu, the new King, is to have another pyramid built.

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References

  1. ^ Willa Cather's Collected Short Fiction, University of Nebraska Press; Rev Ed edition, 1 Nov 1970, page 540