Critically acclaimed first novel by the most renowned female author France has ever produced.

Hadrian, a 2nd Century Roman Emperor, addresses a long letter to his successor, Marcus Aurelius.
He muses upon his own life, power, his vision of the Roman Empire and a myriad of other topics.
Yourcenar ends up providing a complex portrait of Hadrian and his times, however, the story is so internal that it's somewhat static.

(Reviewed:01-Oct-98)

Grade: (C+)

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