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1	Memoirs of Hadrian more books like this by Professor Marguerite Yourcenar add to wishlist The dying emperor Hadrian writes to his successor Marcus Aurelius, telling of his early years and his attempts to order the chaotic empire as he rose to power, recalling friends and enemies alike, and meditating on the nature of love, power, and death. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $6.94! \| first editions \| SVS
2	Mémoires d'Hadrien more books like this by Marguerite Yourcenar add to wishlist The dying emperor Hadrian writes to his successor Marcus Aurelius, telling of his early years and his attempts to order the chaotic empire as he rose to power, recalling friends and enemies alike, and meditating on the nature of love, power, and death. This is the original French version of Marguerite Yourcenar's novel. see all copies from $2.34! new only from $9.95!
3	Memorias de Adriano more books like this by Professor Marguerite Yourcenar add to wishlist Un relato admirable y ya clasico, en al estupenda traduccion de Julio Cortazar. Un emperador romano se inclina sobre su pasado: el poder, las conquistas, los turbios episodios palaciegos, las horas de triunfo y de peligro Adriano cuenta su propia historia y poco a poco el Cesar va dejando asomar al hombre, su atormentada intimidad, su secreto, que ... see all copies from $4.40! new only from $13.83!
4	The abyss by Marguerite Yourcenar add to wishlist Zeno of Bruges, a Renaissance physician, chronicles his life in this work of historical fiction. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $20.54! \| first editions \| SVS
5	Memoirs of Hadrian, and reflections on the composition of memoirs of Hadrian. more books like this by Marguerite Yourcenar add to wishlist In her magnificent novel, Marguerite Yourcenor recreates the life and death of one of the great rulers of the ancient world. The Emperor Hadrian, aware his demise is imminent, writes a long valedictory letter to Marcus Aurelius, his future successor. The Emperor meditates on his past, describing his accession, military triumphs, love of poetry and ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $9.99! \| first editions
6	That mighty sculptor, time more books like this by Marguerite Yourcenar add to wishlist This volume comprises a sampling of Yourcenar's essays on her many-faceted intellectual interests, among them art, literature, esthetics, and religion. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $2.90! \| first editions \| SVS
7	Alexis more books like this by Professor Marguerite Yourcenar add to wishlist It was with "Alexis "that, in 1928, Marguerite Yourcenar began her career as a novelist. The book remains one of the stellar literary debuts of the century. Yourcenar has created a moving meditation on the relationship between pleasure and love. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $10.72! \| first editions \| SVS
8	Mishima: A Vision of the Void more books like this by Professor Marguerite Yourcenar add to wishlist On November 25, 1970, Japan's most renowned postwar novelist, Yukio Mishima, stunned the world by committing ritual suicide. Here, Marguerite Yourcenar, a brilliant reader of Mishima and a scholar with an eye for the cultural roles of fiction, unravels the author's life and politics: his affection for Western culture, his family and his ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $14.95! \| first editions \| SVS
9	Dreams and Destinies more books like this by Professor Marguerite Yourcenar, Donald Flanell Friedman (Translator) add to wishlist Marguerite Yourcenar presents her dreams as she recorded them between 1930 and 1936. Not wedded to any conventional notions of dream interpretation, Yourcenar instead uses her dreams as a vehicle for exploring her own highly individual unconscious and her writer's mind. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $3.90! \| first editions \| SVS
10	Coup de grace more books like this by Marguerite Yourcenar add to wishlist Three young people are confined to the Baltic provinces during the civil war following World War I: Erick, who is fighting the Bolsheviks; Conrad, his best friend from childhood; and Sophie, who maintains an unrequited passion for Erick. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $7.81! \| first editions \| SVS
11	A Blue Tale and Other Stories more books like this by Professor Marguerite Yourcenar, Alberto Manguel (Translator) add to wishlist Published to great acclaim in France in 1993, this collection is not only a delight for Marguerite Yourcenar fans but a welcome port of entry for any reader not yet familiar with the author's lengthier, more demanding works. The sole published work of fiction by Yourcenar yet to be translated into English, this collection includes three stories ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $14.77! \| first editions \| SVS
12	Nouvelles orientales more books like this by Marguerite Yourcenar add to wishlist This is the original French version of Yourcenar's volume of small, vivid stories, mostly about love and passion, set in China, Japan, India, and the Balkans. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $11.99! \| SVS
13 view cover	Dear departed. more books like this by Marguerite Yourcenar add to wishlist First published in French in 1974 under the title 'Souvenirs Pieux', DEAR DEPARTED is the first volume of a trilogy by Marguerite Yourcenar, one of the most celebrated French writers of the century, devoted to her own origins and background. Yourcenar describes the events surrounding her birth in 1903, then takes us back through the centuries to ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $27.94! \| first editions \| SVS
14 view cover	Dear Departed: A Memoir more books like this by Marguerite Yourcenar, Maria L. Ascher (Translator) add to wishlist Yourcenar begins with her birth in 1903, then moves back in time to trace the history of her family. Her memoir includes memorable portraits of many of her ancestors, particularly the women. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $3.26! \| first editions
15	L'Ceuvre Ju Noir by Professor Marguerite Yourcenar add to wishlist see all copies from $1.99! new only from $13.59! \| SVS
16 view cover	How Many Years: A Memoir more books like this by Professor Marguerite Yourcenar, Maria Louise Ascher (Translator) add to wishlist The first volume of this French writer's autobiographical trilogy delved into the lives of her maternal ancestors. In this second volume, Yourcenar examines the canonesses, matriarchs, statesmen, merchants, and artists on her father's side of the family. She describes her father, Michel de Crayencour, who educated her and encouraged her to write. ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $6.82! \| first editions
17	Souvenirs Pieux more books like this by Marguerite Yourcenar add to wishlist see all copies from $1.99! new only from $13.67! \| first editions
18	The Dark Brain of Piranesi: And Other Essays more books like this by Professor Marguerite Yourcenar add to wishlist Seven early essays, all on literary themes. see all copies from $5.00! new only from $99.00! \| first editions
19	With Open Eyes: Conversations with Matthieu Galey more books like this by Professor Marguerite Yourcenar add to wishlist see all copies from $1.99! first editions
20	Les yeux ouverts : entretiens avec Matthieu Galey more books like this by Marguerite Yourcenar, Matthieu Galey add to wishlist see all copies from $4.29! new only from $38.13!
21 view cover	Cuentos Orientales more books like this by Marguerite Yourcenar add to wishlist see all copies from $16.46! new only from $16.47!
22	Archives Du Nord, Le Labyrinthe Du Monde more books like this by Marguerite Yourcenar add to wishlist see all copies from $2.95! new only from $9.95!
23	Plays more books like this by Professor Marguerite Yourcenar, Dori Katz (Translator) add to wishlist see all copies from $5.00! first editions
24	Quoi? L'Eternite by Marguerite Yourcenar add to wishlist see all copies from $5.50! new only from $15.99!
25 view cover	Two Lives and a Dream more books like this by Professor Marguerite Yourcenar add to wishlist Three novellas by the first woman ever elected to the Academie Francaise: "An Obscure Man", where a naive, innocent young man named Nathanael is carried along by life; "A Lovely Morning", the story of Nathanael's sons in a touring company of Jacobean actors; and "Anna, Soror", a tale of illicit love in Naples. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $9.72! \| first editions \| SVS

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