Memoirs of Hadrian
Belgian and French novelist, 1903–1987.
Memoirs of Hadrian is a 1951 novel by Marguerite Yourcenar, translated from French.
On 2 of the 11 lists it was eligible for.
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At a glance
- Author
- Marguerite Yourcenar
- First published
- 1951
- Length
- 288 pages (UK paperback)
- Original language
- Translated from French
- Genre
- Historical fiction, Philosophical, Political, LGBTQ+
Is Memoirs of Hadrian worth reading?
2 of the 11 best-of lists it could have made include it: Bokklubben World Library (Norwegian Book Clubs) and Readers' top 100 novels (The Guardian).
| List | Place | Original |
|---|---|---|
| Bokklubben World Library (Norwegian Book Clubs, 2002) | Listed | See the list |
| Readers' top 100 novels (The Guardian, 2026) | No. 80 | See the list |
Best edition of Memoirs of Hadrian
The edition we link to is the Penguin Classics paperback (2000), 288 pages, translated by Grace Frick.
- Publisher
- Penguin Classics (paperback, 2000)
- Pages
- 288
- Translator
- Grace Frick
- ISBN
- 9780141184968
How critics and readers rate Memoirs of Hadrian
Critics and readers rate it about equally: it earned 16% on critics' lists and 15% on readers' and booksellers' lists.
Share of the available points it earned on each kind of list it was eligible for. How the scores work
Books like Memoirs of Hadrian
If you liked Memoirs of Hadrian, try The Grapes of Wrath, Catch-22 or Midnight's Children.
