Nigel Cliff

Nigel Cliff is a historian, biographer, and translator. His first book, The Shakespeare Riots , was a finalist for the National Award for Arts Writing and was chosen as one of the Washington Post 's best books of the year. His second book, The Last Crusade: The Epic Voyages of Vasco da Gama , was a New York Times Notable Book. His most recent book is a translation and edition of The Travels by Marco Polo. A former film and theater critic for the London Times and contributor to The Economist ,...See more

Nigel Cliff is a historian, biographer, and translator. His first book, The Shakespeare Riots , was a finalist for the National Award for Arts Writing and was chosen as one of the Washington Post 's best books of the year. His second book, The Last Crusade: The Epic Voyages of Vasco da Gama , was a New York Times Notable Book. His most recent book is a translation and edition of The Travels by Marco Polo. A former film and theater critic for the London Times and contributor to The Economist , he writes for a range of publications, including the New York Times Book Review. A Fellow of Harris Manchester College, Oxford, he lives in London. See less