Stacy Schiff on Cleopatra from Lopate - Underreported by listenerservices@wnyc.org (WNYC, New York Public Radio)

Pulitzer Prize-winning biographer Stacy Schiff discusses one of the most intriguing women in world history: Cleopatra, the last queen of Egypt. Cleopatra: A Life is an original reconstruction of a dazzling life that reshaped the ancient world. It talks about her marriages, conflicts, and her relationships with Julius Caesar and Mark Antony.

Download the podcast here. See also: Cleopatra: A Life, Saint-Exupery: A Biography, A Great Improvisation: Franklin, France, and the Birth of America, Saint Exupéry: A Biography