{"product_id":"memoirs-of-hadrian-paperback","title":"Memoirs of Hadrian - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eMarguerite Yourcenar\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eGrace Frick\u003c\/b\u003e (Translator)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBoth an exploration of character and a reflection on the meaning of history, \u003ci\u003eMemoirs of Hadrian\u003c\/i\u003e 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eMarguerite Yourcenar \u003c\/b\u003e is one of the most acclaimed writers of the twentieth century. Author of over twenty books--of which \u003ci\u003eHadrian\u003c\/i\u003e is her acknowledged masterpiece--she was the first woman elected to the Academie Française. She died in 1987.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 416\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.08 x 8.28 x 5.48 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e May 18, 2005\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51987964100909,"sku":"9780374529260","price":20.19,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0938\/3185\/6429\/files\/b1pFbDQ4NEFmeW4zYlZZMnNRTUZ3UT09.webp?v=1776188455","url":"https:\/\/ishookbooks.com\/products\/memoirs-of-hadrian-paperback","provider":"iShook Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}