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A biography that tries to separate the real queen from the legend
2010Steady paceThoughtful
What it is about
Stacy Schiff pieces together the life of Cleopatra from limited ancient sources, many of them written by her enemies. She shows a clever ruler who spoke many languages and held power in a man’s world.
Who will enjoy it
Readers who like biographies of famous women.
What you will get
It won the 2011 Pulitzer Prize for Biography.
Cleopatra: A Life Facts: Pages, Genre and Setting
Genre
Nonfiction · Egypt · Rome · Biography
Length
368 pages · ≈ 11 h
More about this book
Characters
Cleopatra VII, Julius Caesar and Mark Antony.
Setting
Egypt and Rome in the first century BC.
What makes it different
A biography of a woman known mostly through legend.
Feel
Witty, vivid and sharp.
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