place
the Nile
also: Нил
The river of Egypt; the site of Bolvanius's absurd death by crocodile in his mock-heroic biography.
Reading notes
- The Cynic §16 the Nile
Cranes are migratory birds that winter in Africa; Syusin's mock-biography has this particular crane wintering on the Nile before its capture.
- The Flying Islands, by Jules Verne, Translated by A. Chekhonte §29 Nile
The river of Egypt; Bolvanius's absurd death by crocodile while bathing in it caps his mock-heroic biography.