Marguerite Yourcenar

  • 84

    Catalog books

  • 20

    Works

  • 1971 to 2007

    Strongest span

Who This Author Is

Marguerite Yourcenar has enough depth here to be more than a raw catalog rollup. This page pulls together 84 catalog-linked books across 1971 to 2007, which makes it easier to separate the strongest starting points from the noisier editions. The clearest lane here leans toward Classics & Literary Fiction, Biography & Memoir.

Best for readers who want a dependable place to start before opening the full catalog list. If you want the easiest first click, start with A Coin in Nine Hands and branch outward from there. UPB note: the strongest documented run here lands between 1971 to 2007; the most common copies on this page tend to come from Farrar Straus & Giroux and Gallimard.

Best Place To Start

A Coin in Nine Hands

Farrar Straus & Giroux • 2007 • standard commitment

It stands out because it asks for less time than many of the longer volumes on this page.

Author At A Glance

Best known for: Classics & Literary Fiction entry points • Biography & Memoir entry points • common used copies from Farrar Straus & Giroux and Gallimard

Genres and themes: Classics & Literary Fiction • Biography & Memoir

Who this author is best for: readers who want a dependable place to start before opening the full catalog list

UPB note: the strongest documented run here lands between 1971 to 2007; the most common copies on this page tend to come from Farrar Straus & Giroux and Gallimard.

Top Books To Start With

  1. A Coin in Nine Hands

    Farrar Straus & Giroux • 2007 • standard commitment

    UPB note: one of the most common used-copy publishers for this author • year signal: 2007 • 184 pages.

  2. Memoirs of Hadrian

    Farrar Straus & Giroux • 2005 • longer commitment

    It helps anchor a specific period of this author’s publishing run instead of blending into the undated shelf clutter.

  3. Dear Departed

    Farrar Straus & Giroux • 1992 • standard commitment

    UPB note: one of the most common used-copy publishers for this author • year signal: 1992 • 289 pages.

  4. Two Lives and a Dream

    Farrar Straus & Giroux • 1987 • standard commitment

    UPB note: one of the most common used-copy publishers for this author • year signal: 1987 • 245 pages.

  5. Oriental Tales

    Farrar Straus & Giroux • 1986 • quick commitment

    UPB note: one of the most common used-copy publishers for this author • year signal: 1986 • 160 pages.

  6. The Dark Brain of Piranesi: And Other Essays

    Farrar Straus & Giroux • 1985 • standard commitment

    UPB note: one of the most common used-copy publishers for this author • year signal: 1985 • 240 pages.

  7. Ku lian

    Mu ma wen hua shi ye gu fen you xian gong si • 2006 • longer commitment

    UPB note: year signal: 2006 • 343 pages.

  8. Hadrian's villa

    Apeiron • 2005 • quick commitment

    UPB note: year signal: 2005 • 170 pages.

  9. Una Vuelta Por Mi Carcel

    Punto de Lectura • 2005 • standard commitment

    UPB note: year signal: 2005 • 199 pages.

  10. Der Fangschuß.

    Dtv • 2003 • quick commitment

    UPB note: year signal: 2003 • 162 pages.

How The Picks Compare

  • A Coin in Nine Hands is the easier short commitment, while Memoirs of Hadrian asks for more reading time up front.
  • Memoirs of Hadrian gives you an earlier look at this author’s shelf, while A Coin in Nine Hands leans later in the catalog.

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