YOUNG STALIN won the Costa Biography Award (UK), the LA Times Book Prize for Biography (US), Le Grand Prix de la Biographie Politique (France) and the Kreisky Prize for Political Literature (Austria). W1D 6PS. CATHERINE THE GREAT AND POTEMKIN was shortlisted for the Samuel Johnson, Duff Cooper, and Marsh Biography Prizes. Report Video Issue Javascript must be enabled in order to access C-SPAN videos. ... film and TV rights and public speaking engagements, contact Georgina Capel; for TV and film, Simon Shaps: Georgina Capel Associates. Simon Sebag Montefiore talked about his book, The Romanovs, on the dynasty that ruled Russia for over 300 years. Simon Montefiore was born in London to Stephen Eric Sebag Montefiore and Phyllis April Jaffé. Kindle Edition $9.99 $ 9. From warring dynasties to royal rabbits, Simon Sebag Montefiore has many strings to his literary bow. 1,118 reviews The Romanovs were the most successful dynasty of modern times, ruling a sixth of the world’s surface for three centuries. Simon Sebag Montefiore is the author of the global bestsellers 'The Romanovs' and 'Jerusalem: the Biography,' 'Stalin: the Court of the Red Tsar' and Young Stalin and the novels Sashenka and One Night in Winter and "Red Sky at Noon." In a seamless meshing of exhaustive research, brilliant synthesis and narrative elan, Simon Sebag Montefiore chronicles the life and lives of Stalin's court from the time of his acclamation as "leader" in 1929, five years after Lenin's death, until his own death in 1953 at the age of seventy-three. by Simon Sebag Montefiore | Sold by: Hachette Book Group | May 12, 2015. 29 Wardour Street. The Montefiores were Italian Jews who in the 1790s had emigrated from Tuscany to London, and Simon's mother descended from a Lithuanian family of scholars. Looking for books by Simon Sebag Montefiore? Simon Sebag Montefiore was born in 1965 in England. Simon Jonathan Sebag Montefiore is a British historian, television presenter and author of popular history books and novels. He has won prizes for both history and fiction. He trained as a barrister before becoming a journalist and then a non-fiction writer. He tells its story with impressive sweep and brilliance. Stalin: The Court of the Red Tsar won the History Book of the Year Prize at the British Book Awards. Simon Sebag Montefiore is a bestselling writer whose books have been published in forty-eight languages and who has won prizes for both his history and novels. 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Montefiore … Dr Montefiore regularly lectures around the world on history, Russia and the Middle East, and on subjects such as leadership and revolution. Then he … London. Simon Montefiore was born in London. Catherine the Great and Potemkin was short-listed for the Samuel Johnson Prize. See all books authored by Simon Sebag Montefiore, including Jerusalem: The Biography, and Stalin: The Court of the Red Tsar, and more on ThriftBooks.com. Simon Sebag Montefiore is a British historian and novelist. SIMON SEBAG MONTEFIORE is a historian of Russia and the Middle East. He is the author of the acclaimed Moscow Trilogy of novels SASHENKA, RED SKY AT NOON and ONE NIGHT IN WINTER (published in French as La Cercle Poushkine and in Italian as L’Amore ai Tempi Della Neve). His latest book is VOICES OF HISTORY: SPEECHES THAT CHANGED THE WORLD. ‘Historian Simon Sebag Montefiore dives enticingly into the world of the Russian Romanov family, the most successful dynasty of modern times, who once ruled a sixth of the world’s surface. Alain Elkann interviews historian Simon Sebag Montefiore, an historian of Russia and the Middle East. Simon Sebag Montefiore is a bestselling writer whose books have been published in forty-eight languages and who has won prizes for both his history and novels. His second book Dunkirk: Fight to the Last Man was published in 2006. His latest book VOICES OF HISTORY: SPEECHES THAT CHANGED THE WORLD is out now. Simon Sebag Montefiore is an international bestselling author and famed historian whose books have been published in 45 languages. He lives in London, and is married to the novelist Santa Montefiore. Available instantly. A Fellow of the Royal Society of Literature and Visiting Professor of Humanities at the University of Buckingham, he lives in London. The Romanovs book. He is a writer and producer, known for Young Stalin, The Royal Rabbits of London and Jerusalem: The Making of a Holy City (2011). Simon Sebag Montefiore embarks on a fascinating journey to unlock 2,000 years of Spain's history. 4.5 out of 5 stars 85. With Simon Sebag Montefiore. How did one family turn a war-ruined principality into the world’s greatest empire? For all publicity enquiries, contact Elizabeth Allen: Weidenfeld & Nicolson. Fox Family is moving forward on “The Royal Rabbits of London” as a hybrid-animated live-action feature film and has tapped Will Davies to adapt, Variety has learned exclusively. 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