Cleopatra
A Novel
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Cleopatra
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Adjoa Andoh
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Adjoa Andoh
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Saara El-Arifi
About this listen
“Enchanting, smart, and subversive—this is El-Arifi’s masterpiece”—RF Kuang, #1 New York Times bestselling author of Katabasis
YOU KNOW MY NAME, BUT YOU DO NOT KNOW ME.
Your historians call me seductress, but I was ever in love's thrall.
Your playwrights speak of witchcraft, but my talents came from the gods themselves.
Your poets sing of my bloodlust, but I was always protecting my children.
How wilfully they refuse to concede that a woman could be powerful, strategic, and divinely blessed to rule.
Death will silence me no longer.
This is not the story of how I died. But how I lived.
Critic reviews
“Enchanting, smart, and subversive—this is El-Arifi’s masterpiece.”—R.F. Kuang, #1 New York Times bestselling author of Katabasis
“Lush world-building and lyrical prose . . . Cleopatra’s fascinating life is portrayed on her own terms, as readers have never encountered her before.”—Jennifer Saint, #1 internationally bestselling author of Ariadne
“An extraordinary achievement that raises Cleopatra from the sands of time and liberates her from the judgment of men, granting her dignity and humanity.”—Samantha Shannon, New York Times bestselling author of The Priory of the Orange Tree
“A compassionate, beautiful and lustrous insight into Cleopatra. Saara El-Arifi is a master of her craft.”—Tasha Suri, author of The Jasmine Throne
“Saara El-Arifi is true brilliance, and this book cements her as one of the most prolific and important writers of the moment.”—Hannah Kaner, bestselling author of Godkiller
“Saara El-Arifi’s passion for and deep knowledge of her subject are always apparent, giving Cleopatra’s famous story a new and unique twist.”—Elodie Harper, author of The Wolf Den
“Epic in scope but fine in detail, Cleopatra is a searing, masterful depiction of this incredible queen. This novel establishes El-Arifi as the voice of a generation.”—Amy McCulloch, bestselling author of Breathless
“Vividly realized and skillfully unraveled, El-Arifi'’s Cleopatra is as insightful as it is engrossing. It brings Aa sorely needed new light.”—Kat Dunn, author of Hungerstone
“Bold, beautiful, and breathtakingly brilliant, Cleopatra is destined to bring El-Arifi to even greater heights.”—Katherine Webber, bestselling co-author of Twin Crowns
“Captivating and deeply moving—it will stay with me for a long time.”—A. S. Webb, bestselling author of Daughter of Chaos
“Lush world-building and lyrical prose . . . Cleopatra’s fascinating life is portrayed on her own terms, as readers have never encountered her before.”—Jennifer Saint, #1 internationally bestselling author of Ariadne
“An extraordinary achievement that raises Cleopatra from the sands of time and liberates her from the judgment of men, granting her dignity and humanity.”—Samantha Shannon, New York Times bestselling author of The Priory of the Orange Tree
“A compassionate, beautiful and lustrous insight into Cleopatra. Saara El-Arifi is a master of her craft.”—Tasha Suri, author of The Jasmine Throne
“Saara El-Arifi is true brilliance, and this book cements her as one of the most prolific and important writers of the moment.”—Hannah Kaner, bestselling author of Godkiller
“Saara El-Arifi’s passion for and deep knowledge of her subject are always apparent, giving Cleopatra’s famous story a new and unique twist.”—Elodie Harper, author of The Wolf Den
“Epic in scope but fine in detail, Cleopatra is a searing, masterful depiction of this incredible queen. This novel establishes El-Arifi as the voice of a generation.”—Amy McCulloch, bestselling author of Breathless
“Vividly realized and skillfully unraveled, El-Arifi'’s Cleopatra is as insightful as it is engrossing. It brings Aa sorely needed new light.”—Kat Dunn, author of Hungerstone
“Bold, beautiful, and breathtakingly brilliant, Cleopatra is destined to bring El-Arifi to even greater heights.”—Katherine Webber, bestselling co-author of Twin Crowns
“Captivating and deeply moving—it will stay with me for a long time.”—A. S. Webb, bestselling author of Daughter of Chaos
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