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Marguerite Yourcenar (UK: / ˈ j ʊər s ə n ɑːr, ˈ j ʊ k ə n ɑːr /, US: / ˌ j ʊər s ə ˈ n ɑːr /, French: [maʁɡ(ə)ʁit juʁsənaʁ] ⓘ; born Marguerite Antoinette Jeanne Marie Ghislaine Cleenewerck de Crayencour; 8 June 1903 – 17 December 1987) was a Belgian-born French novelist and essayist who became a US citizen in 1947.
Apr 16, 2024 · Marguerite Yourcenar (born June 8, 1903, Brussels, Belgium—died December 17, 1987, Northeast Harbor, Mount Desert Island, Maine, U.S.) was a novelist, essayist, and short-story writer who became the first woman to be elected to the Académie Française ( French Academy ), an exclusive literary institution with a membership limited to 40.
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Memoirs of Hadrian (French: Mémoires d'Hadrien) is a French-language novel by the Belgian-born writer Marguerite Yourcenar about the life and death of the Roman Emperor Hadrian. First published in France in 1951, the book was a critical and commercial success.
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Marguerite Yourcenar, original name Marguerite de Crayencour, was a french novelist, essayist, poet and short-story writer who became the first woman to be elected to the Académie Française (French Academy), an exclusive literary institution with a membership limited to 40.
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Becoming the Emperor. By Joan Acocella. February 6, 2005. In 1981, six years before her death, Marguerite Yourcenar became the first woman ever inducted into the Académie Française, and that ...
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May 21, 2018 · A comprehensive biography of the Belgian-French-American writer, scholar, and activist Marguerite Yourcenar. Learn about her life, works, influences, and achievements in various genres and fields.
Memoirs of Hadrian, historical novel by Marguerite Yourcenar, published in 1951 as Mémoires d’Hadrien. In the book, Yourcenar creates a vivid and historically accurate portrait of the 2nd-century Roman Empire under Hadrian ’s rule. The work is a fictional first-person narrative in the form of Hadrian’s letters—mostly to his nephew ...
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