First published in French in 1974 under the title 'Souvenirs Pieux', DEAR DEPARTED is the first volume of a trilogy by Marguerite Yourcenar, one of the most celebrated French writers of the century, devoted to her own origins and background. Yourcenar describes the events surrounding her birth in 1903, then takes us back through the centuries to meet her mother's forebears: soldiers, essayists, idealists, heroines, even ambassadors. Throughout, the history of the family serves as a window on the history of a rapidly-changing Europe.Using memoirs, letters and momentos, Yourcenar richly evokes both the larger events on the European stage and the rhythms and textures of everyday existence. Though rarely visible, Yourcenar is everywhere present, her perceptions rendered in her unmistakable voice. The book is a tour-de-force of historical and literary imagination.
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Hardback Editions
April 1992 : Hardback
| Title: Dear Departed: A Memoir Author(s): Marguerite Yourcenar ISBN: 0-85628-186-7 / 978-0-85628-186-0 (UK edition) Publisher: Aidan Ellis Publishing Availability: Amazon Amazon UK Amazon CA More details... |
December 1991 : Hardback
| Title: Dear Departed : A Memoir Author(s): Marguerite Yourcenar ISBN: 0-374-13554-1 / 978-0-374-13554-6 (USA edition) Publisher: Farrar Straus & Giroux (T) Availability: Amazon Amazon UK Amazon CA More details... |
Paperback Editions
October 1997 : Paperback
| Title: Dear Departed: A Memoir Author(s): Marguerite Yourcenar ISBN: 1-86049-354-8 / 9781860493546 (UK edition) Publisher: Virago Press Ltd Availability: Amazon Amazon UK Amazon CA More details... |
December 1992 : Paperback
| Title: Dear Departed: A Memoir Author(s): Marguerite Yourcenar ISBN: 0-374-52367-3 / 978-0-374-52367-1 (USA edition) Publisher: Farrar, Straus and Giroux Availability: Amazon Amazon UK Amazon CA More details... |
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