Paul Strathern studied philosophy at Trinity College, Dublin. He is a Somerset Maugham Award-winning novelist; author of two series of books - Philosophers in 90 Minutes and The Big Idea: Scientists who Changed the World - and several works of non-fiction, including The Medici, The Artist, the Philosopher and the Warrior, Spirit of Venice and Death in Florence.
A great overview of one family's centuries-long role in changing the face of Europe. * Irish Independent on The Medici * Strathern has done his research thoroughly, and tells a good story well. * Sunday Telegraph on The Medici * An excellent history...an entertaining, if ultimately dispiriting tale of the rise and fall of an ambitious banking family. * Ian Thomson, Sunday Times on The Medici *