The Tarim Mummies: Ancient China and the Mystery of the Earliest Peoples from the West
London: Thames & Hudson, 2008. First paperback edition. 8vo. 352pp. Near fine. This copy from the library of author Anne Rice, inscribed and dated 2012 on the half-title page, with some passages underlined and tabbed throughout the text.
The inscription reads "Anne Rice, January 7, 2012, Regency Way, c. 2000 - What do we know now in 2012".
Egyptian culture, albeit often a watered-down "egyptomaniacal" view of its culture, was undoubtedly a large influence on Rice's writings. The "Ramses the Damned" trilogy (the latter two of which were co-authored with her son, Christopher Rice) regale the adventures of Ramses, an Eqyptian Pharoah, who was resurrected in Edwardian England after drinking an elixir of life. However, her vampire novels also draw on Eqyptian mythological ideas like divine power and immortality and many characters parallel Egyptian gods and goddesses. This fascination seems to carry over to the Tarim mummies from the Ürümchi region as well. Item #8964
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