![]() ![]() “Mostly,” Schiff says of “Cleopatra: A Life,” “I have restored context.” The claim stops sounding humble when we understand what it entails. “The Great Improvisation,” Schiff’s analysis of Benjamin Franklin’s years in Paris, revealed a different genius: the intellectual stamina required to untangle the endlessly tricky snarls created by the intersection of human personalities and international relations. ![]() Vladimir Nabokov)” demonstrated her mastery of the form. “Saint-Exupéry: A Biography” and “Véra (Mrs. Stacy Schiff, however, has risen to the bait, with deserved confidence. A cautious writer would never consider her as a subject. Her first biographers never met her, and she deliberately hid her real self behind vulgar display. What remains of her home is 20 feet underwater. ![]()
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