Alexis

by Marguerite Yourcenar

Book Overview

It was with Alexis that, in 1928, Marguerite Yourcenar began her career as a novelist. The book remains one of the stellar literary debuts of the century. Yourcenar has created a moving meditation on the relationship between pleasure and love.

"The rich, many colored subtlety of her great novels -- Memoirs of Dadrian; The Abyss; Alexis; Coup de Grace; and others -- is reminiscent of their intricate tapestries, while her sublime...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 8420422010
• ISBN13: 9780374519063
• Release Date: October 1985
• Publisher: Farrar, Strauss & Giroux-3pl
• Length: 128 Pages
• Weight: 0.35 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.3" x 5.5" x 8.5"