Marguerite Yourcenar
Also known as Yourcenar, Marguerite Cleenewerck de Crayencour, Marguerite de Crayencour
Frans schrijfster (1903-1987)
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Marguerite Yourcenar was a French novelist and essayist who lived from 1903 to 1987 and became one of the most important literary figures of the twentieth century. She is best known for her historical novels, particularly *The Memoirs of Hadrian*, which brought her international recognition and demonstrated her ability to imaginatively reconstruct the inner lives of historical figures.
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- Born
- 1903-06-08
- Died
- 1987-12-17
- Works
- 428
Top works
- Alexis sau Tratat despre lupta zadarnică
- Denier du rêve
- Alexis, ou, Le traité du vain combat
- Nouvelles orientales
- Hua jia Wang Fu li xian ji
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- Type
- Person
- Gender
- Female
- Origin
- France
- Active from
- 1903-06-08
- Active to
- 1987-12-17
Discography
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Marguerite Yourcenar (pseudoniem van Marguerite Antoinette Jeanne Marie Ghislaine Cleenewerck de Crayencour) (Brussel, 8 juni 1903 – , 17 december 1987) was een Belgisch-Franse schrijfster. Zij schreef romans, korte verhalen en autobiografieën en was daarnaast ook dichter, vertaler, essayist en literair criticus. In 1947 verkreeg zij de Amerikaanse nationaliteit. Yourcenar, winnaar van de Prix Femina en de Erasmusprijs, was in 1980 de eerste vrouw die werd toegelaten tot de Académie Française. Yourcenar is een bijna-anagram van Crayencour.
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