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Set in the Baltic provinces in the aftermath of World War I, "Coup de Grace" tells the story of an intimacy that grows between three young people hemmed in by civil war: Erick, a Prussian fighting with the White Russians against the Bolsheviks, Conrad, his best friend from childhood, and Sophie, whose unrequited love for Conrad becomes an unbearable burden.

Marguerite Yourcenar instantly assumes command of our imagination in her novel "The Abyss." Almost before we know it the author establishes a scene and time, and engages us in the fate of two cousins.

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Questa raccolta testimonia la multiforme varietà di interessi e suggestioni coltivati da Marguerite Yourcenar. Scritti in periodi e luoghi diversi, lungo un arco di tempo compreso fra il 1934 e il 1987, i testi inclusi nella raccolta toccano argomenti diversi: viaggi, quadri, libri, ricordi. L'autrice entra nel grande paese dell'arte, si fa compagna di Poussin, Rembrandt o Durer, si mette accanto ad Henry James, Oscar Wilde, Borges o Virginia ...

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Both an exploration of character and a reflection on the meaning of history, Memoirs of Hadrian has received international acclaim since its first publication in France in 1951. In it, Marguerite Yourcenar reimagines the Emperor Hadrian's arduous boyhood, his triumphs and reversals, and finally, as emperor, his gradual reordering of a war-torn world, writing with the imaginative insight of a great writer of the twentieth century while crafting...

In Het hermetisch zwart wordt het tragische lot beschreven van de Vlaamse zestiende-eeuwse medicus, alchemist en filosoof Zeno. We volgen hem bij zijn studie, op zijn reizen door Europa en het nabije Oosten en in zijn werk als hofarts. Zeno is steeds op zoek naar individualiteit en kennis, naar wat het betekent mens te zijn, hij staat op het breekpunt tussen middeleeuwen en moderne tijd, tussen religie en een nog nauwelijks te verwoorden atheï...

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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."The rich, many colored subtlety of her great novels -- Memoirs of Dadrian, The Abyss, Alexis, Coup de Grace, and others -- is reminiscent of their intricate tapestries, while her sublime mystical appreci...

Estos Cuentos orientales son leyendas atrapadas al vuelo, fábulas que forman un edificio aparte dentro de la obra de Marguerite Yourcenar, como una valiosa habitación íntima dentro de un palacio.La realidad, el sueño y el mito hablan aquí un lenguaje que se renueva en cada una de las distintas narraciones. En ellas arde el deseo y la pasión, una llama repentina que surge del contraste entre la intensidad de lo narrado y la brevedad de la forma...

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El sabio anciano Wang-Fô es un extraordinario pintor. Tanto, que es capaz de hacer que todo lo que pinta cobre vida dentro de sus cuadros. Pero la belleza de sus pinturas terminará creando problemas a Wang-Fô, que despertará los celos del Emperador. Cómo se salvó Wang-Fô es un delicioso cuento oriental que nos enseña a descubrir el verdadero valor de la belleza en el arte y nos ayuda a comprender el escaso valor de las cosas materiales.

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Fires consists of nine monologues and narratives based on classical Greek stories. Antigone, Clytemnestra, Phaedo, Sappho are all mythical figures whose stories are mingled with contemporary themes. Interspersed are highly personal narratives, reflecting on a time of profound inner crisis in the author's life."The unwritten novel among the fantasies and aphorisms of Fires is a classic tale."-Stephen Koch, New York Times Book ReviewConsists of ...

From China to Japan, the Balkans to India, "Oriental Tales" addresses love, conquest, betrayal, murder, religion, and passion in an eloquent and exquisite telling."--"Kirkus Reviews.