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Cleopatra's palace shimmered with onyx and gold but was richer still in political and sexual intrigue. Stacy Schiff boldly separates fact from fiction to rescue the magnetic queen whose death ushered in a new world order, a generation before the birth of Christ.
The Pulitzer Prize-winning biographer brings to life the most intriguing woman in the history of the world- Cleopatra, the last queen of Egypt.
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The massive bestselling life story of Cleopatra, Queen of Egypt - 350,000 hardbacks sold in 22 weeks on New York Times List.
Cleopatra's palace shimmered with onyx and gold but was richer still in political and sexual intrigue. Though her life spanned fewer than forty years, it reshaped the contours of the ancient world.
Famous long before she was notorious, Cleopatra has gone down in history for all the wrong reasons. Stacy Schiff boldly separates fact from fiction to rescue the magnetic queen whose death ushered in a new world order, a generation before the birth of Christ. Rich in detail, epic in scope, Schiff's is a luminous reconstruction of a dazzling life.
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Stacy Schiff's Cleopatra receives acclaim for expertly reviving Cleopatra's story with sharp clarity and vivid imagery. The book blends meticulous research with imaginative and evocative writing, offering a fresh perspective on the iconic queen. It is praised for its vibrant narrative and engaging portrayal, underscoring Schiff's elegant and witty prose.
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INFORMATION
ISBN: 9780753539569
Publisher: Ebury Publishing
Format: Paperback / softback
Date Published: 07 July 2011
Country: United Kingdom
Imprint: Virgin Books
Audience: General / adult
DIMENSIONS
Spine width: 24.0mm
Width: 127.0mm
Height: 199.0mm
Weight: 275g
Pages: 400
About the Author
Stacey Schiff is a Pulitzer Prize winning biographer. Her essays and articles have appeared in The New Yorker, The New York Times Book Review and The Times Literary Supplement and she has also received fellowships from the John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation and the National Endowment for the Humanities. In 2000 Schiff won the Pulitzer Prize for her biography of Vera Nabokov. She was also a finalist for the 1995 Pulitzer Prize for Saint-Exupery- A Biography about Antoine de Saint Exupery. In 2006 she received an Academy Award in Literature from the American Academy of Arts and Letters. She lives in New York City and Edmonton, Alberta.
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