AHFG Book Club: Cleopatra: The Last Pharaoh (With Saara El-Arifi)
About this episode
The episode features a discussion on Cleopatra's life and the challenges of portraying her in literature with author Saara El-Arifi.
Help keep our podcast going by contributing to our Patreon! Join us as we return to Cleopatra’s Alexandria—the glamor, the political intrigue, the history—and take a second in-depth look at Egypt's last Pharaoh. Our guide for this episode is none other than Saara El-Arifi, bestselling author of The Ending Fire and Faebound trilogies and the exciting new release, Cleopatra: A Novel. In this episode we’ll discuss Cleopatra’s life and loves, the challenges of breathing new life into a very examined historical figure, and exactly what we do and don’t know about the real Cleopatra. Sponsors and Advertising This podcast is a member of Airwave Media podcast network. Want to advertise on our show? Please direct advertising inquiries to advertising@airwavemedia.com. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
People in this episode
Guest: Saara El-Arifi
Topics covered
- Cleopatra
- Egypt
- history
- political intrigue
Keywords
- pharaoh
- Alexandria
- historical figure
Mentioned in this episode
Products: Cleopatra: A Novel
Books & works: Cleopatra: The Last Pharaoh, The Ending Fire and Faebound, Cleopatra: A Novel
Places: Alexandria, Egypt
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