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Yourcenar

American  
[yoor-suh-nahr] / ˈjʊər səˌnɑr /

noun

  1. Marguerite Marguerite Antoinette Jeanne Marie Ghislaine Cleenewerck de Crayencour, 1903–87, U.S. poet and novelist, born in Belgium.


Yourcenar British  
/ ˈjʊkənɑː /

noun

  1. Marguerite, original name Marguerite de Crayencour . 1903–87, French novelist and writer, in the US from 1939; noted for her historical novels, esp Mémoires d'Hadrien (1952)

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Ernaux has stacked up awards in recent years, winning the Marguerite Yourcenar award, the Premio Hemingway and the Prix Formentor, and landing a shortlist spot on this year’s Man Booker International prize.

From The Guardian Oct. 10, 2019

It is an original story, not based on the Marguerite Yourcenar novel “Memoirs of Hadrian,” though that book did get Mr. Wainwright interested in the subject of Hadrian.

From New York Times Oct. 4, 2018

He met Barrault at one of his productions and later wrote her a letter about playing Yourcenar.

From Los Angeles Times Dec. 2, 2015

I would probably include “Les Mémoires d’Hadrian,” by Marguerite Yourcenar, which I love.

From The New Yorker Dec. 3, 2014

Yourcenar has taken one of the great figures of history and turned him into one of the most memorable characters in literature in a masterpiece too little known.

From The Wall Street Journal Oct. 8, 2010

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