Tutankhamun – Pharaoh, Icon, Enigma: Lost for Three Thousand Years, Misunderstood for a Century

by Prof. Joyce Tyldesley.Headline, 2022ISBN 978-1-472-28984-1Hardback, £22. Do we need another book on Tutankhamun? The author herself has already published two Tutankhamun-focused works – the 2012 Tutankhamen’s Curse (reviewed in AE 71) in particular already covers much of the same ground. The answer in this case is ‘yes’! Joyce Tyldesley is a talented storyteller, writing for a wide general audience, weaving the strands of research past and present into a compelling narrative for beginner and enthusiast alike. This time she places Tutankhamun himself at the centre of the story: “My Tutankhamun is a traditional pharaoh born in difficult times, who sets out to restore o