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Memoirs of Hadrian
Marguerite Yourcenar · 2005 · 277 pages
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 a prose style as elegant and precise as those of the Latin stylists of Hadrian's own era.
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Ryan Holiday
“A beautifully written novel presented as the memoirs of Emperor Hadrian that explores leadership, legacy, and the development of successors better than oneself.”↗
Nassim Taleb
“[From: "Gallery of my Favorite Modern Literary Books"]”↗
Ben Domenech
“MEMOIRS OF HADRIAN, by Marguerite Yourcenar, is a brilliant book even almost 70 years after publication.”↗
Mariana Mazzucato
“Rereading (in French) the book I chose for #DesertIslandDiscs interview. A gem that never tires: Memories of Hadrian by Marguerite Yourcenar.”↗
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