Stacy Schiff Reading Order
1 series · 20 books
Stacy Schiff is an acclaimed American biographer and narrative nonfiction writer whose meticulously researched works bring historical figures vividly to life. Her biography of Véra Nabokov earned the Pulitzer Prize in 2000, establishing her reputation for deeply intimate and psychologically complex explorations of her subjects. Schiff's body of work spans from Renaissance history to twentieth-century literary and political figures, all written with the elegant prose and detective-like investigation that have made her one of the most celebrated biographers of her generation.
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Standalone Novels Series
20 books
Stacy Schiff has written 20 standalone novels that should be read in publication order, beginning with A great improvisation. Her works span biography and history, covering figures such as Benjamin Franklin, Cleopatra, Antoine de Saint-Exupéry, and Vera Nabokov, as well as historical events like the Salem witch trials. These books are independent entries rather than a connected series, allowing readers to start with any title that interests them, though publication order reflects the author's development over time.
Start with A great improvisation, the first of 20 books in the Standalone Novels series.
| # | Title |
|---|---|
| 1 | A great improvisation |
| 2 | Benjamin Franklin And The Birth Of America Franklins French Adventure 177685 |
| 3 | Cleopatra |
| 4 | Cleópatra |
| 5 | Dr Franklin Goes to France |
| 6 | Kleopatra |
| 7 | Kleopatra (in Danish) |
| 8 | Revolutionary Samuel Adams |
| 9 | Saint-Exupery |
| 10 | Saint-Exupéry |
| 11 | The Revolutionary |
| 12 | The witches: Salem, 1692 |
| 13 | Vera |
| 14 | Vera (Mrs. Vladimir Nabokov) |
| 15 | Vera. Ein Leben mit Vladimir Nabokov |
| 16 | Véra |
| 17 | Véra (Mrs. Vladimir Nabokov) |
| 18 | Véra. Señora de Nabokov |
| 19 | Witches |
| 20 | קליאופטרה |
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