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Feb 4 • 6 tweets • 2 min read
Silvia has translated a piece on Naomi Bentwich by my wife - Ariadne Birnberg - into Spanish. Quick explanation [that won't do justice to the story] follows.
Naomi worked as Keynes' secretary and typed up The Economic Consequences of the Peace for him. And while she was doing that became convinced that they were on the threshold of a romance. Looking back, it seems that this was probably entirely her imagining.
There's a chapter in Skidelsky's biography devoted to it, called 'the mad woman', a moniker used by Keynes' Bloomsbury friends to refer to Naomi.
Naomi was Ariadne's grandmother. Her article recounts the tale, the impact of it on Naomi through the years subsequently, on her and her Father, and a conversation she had with Skidelsky about his interview with Naomi.
You can also read it in English here: academia.edu/12545603/Most_…
Obvs I am very biased, but it's an amazing story really well told, so if you are into all things Keynes you will enjoy it.

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