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Marguerite Yourcenar

French novelist and essayist (1903-1987)

DescriptionFrench novelist and essayist (1903-1987)
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Born1903-06-08
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BirthplaceBruxelles-Ville / Stad Brussel Brussels
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Died1987-12-17
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Place of deathHancock County Bar Harbor
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AreaFrance
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CountryFR
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CitizenshipBelgium United States France
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Occupationtranslator essayist playwright novelist university teacher writer poet literary critic short story writer autobiographer
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Member ofAcademie Royale de Langue et de littérature Françaises Lebanese Academy of Fine Arts Académie Française American Academy of Arts and Sciences American Academy of Arts and Letters Société des poètes français
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AwardsFemina Vacaresco award Erasmus Prize Prince Pierre Award Grand prix de littérature de l'Académie française Commander of the Legion of Honour Grand prix national des Lettres Prix Femina Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences Prix Renée Vivien Georges-Dupau award
Source: Wikidata

Also known as

M. Yourcenar

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