![]() Ranofer represses thoughts and questions that make him unhappy. Gebu starves, disparages, and violently beats Ranofer, who is humiliated by Gebu’s constant abuse. Ranofer envies the apprentices and struggles to repress his longing to work with gold.Ī master of a stonecutting shop, vicious Gebu is solid and dangerous. Instead, he works in Rekh’s shop as a porter. Ranofer has skill, but cruel Gebu will not apprentice him to Rekh, the goldsmith, to learn more. He hopes to follow in Thutra’s footsteps and study with Zau, a master goldsmith, and eventually craft beautiful items for Queen Tiy. Ranofer’s life, once ideal, changed after the death of his beloved father, Thutra, a respected gold artist. Twelve-year-old Ranofer lives with his half-brother, Gebu, on the Street of the Crooked Dog in ancient Thebes. ![]() ![]() Pagination in this study guide refers to the Puffin edition (1986). The novel is one of three Newbery Honor Books written by McGraw, including Moccasin Trail (1952) and The Moorchild (1997). The Golden Goblet received glowing reviews from Kirkus and The Horn Book and was named a Newbery Honor Book in 1962. ![]()
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