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Memoirs of Hadrian

Marguerite Yourcenar

This international acclaimed work explores the character of Emperor Hadrian and reflects on the meaning of history. Marguerite Yourcenar reimagines Hadrian's boyhood, triumphs, and his gradual reordering of a war-torn world as an emperor. Written in elegant and precise prose, this book presents the imaginative insights of a great 20th-century writer.
Publish Date
2005-05-18T00:00:00.000Z
2005-05-18T00:00:00.000Z
first published in 1951
Goodreads Rating
4.23
ISBN
9780374529260
Recommendations
3
Recommendations
2019-12-15T16:19:25.000Z
The best books I read this year. Thanks @austinkleon and @susanorlean and among others. If you want reading recommendations, sign up for the reading list email at Can’t believe it is in its tenth year.      source
2019-01-08T20:33:35.000Z
Rereading (in French) the book I chose for #DesertIslandDiscs interview. A gem that never tires: Memories of Hadrian by Marguerite Yourcenar.      source
2020-03-14T18:00:06.000Z
MEMOIRS OF HADRIAN, by Marguerite Yourcenar, is a brilliant book even almost 70 years after publication.      source