Memòries d'Adrià

Memoirs of Hadrian is the work that revolutionized the historical novel: the life of Emperor Hadrian narrated by himself with a depth of thought and beauty rarely equalled. Written in the form of letters that the emperor Hadrian himself, at the end of his life, wrote to his successor Marcus Aurelius, Marguerite Yourcenar recreates with depth and precision the life of the greatest man of his century and one of the last free spirits of the ancient age: military and political triumphs, conspiracies and longings mingle with reflections on life, art and love. Politician and humanist, he lives each moment as if it were unique and unrepeatable, and at the same time foreseen and tied to his destiny. An exceptional novel that brings together psychological depth, historical recreation and a sumptuous and beautiful style.