Name: Opus Nigrum (in Spanish)
SKU: 49681245
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Author: Marguerite Yourcenar
ISBN: 9789877252651

Type

Physical Book

Author

Marguerite Yourcenar

Publisher

Debolsillo

Collection

CONTEMPORANEA

Year

2018

Language

Spanish

Pages

448

Format

Paperback

Dimensions

18.9x12.5 cm

ISBN13

9789877252651

Edited in

Argentina

Synopsis "Opus Nigrum (in Spanish)"

Opus Nigrum, una vieja fórmula alquímica para la obtención de la Gran Obra y que también simbolizaba las pruebas del espíritu en su proceso de liberación, es el título elegido por Marguerite Yourcenar para trazar la vida de Zenón, personaje inspirado en el químico alemánn Paracelso, el médico espñol Miguel Servet, el filósofo italiano Tommaso Campanella y Leonardo da Vinci.

La crítica ha dicho...

«Una experiencia conmovedora, infrecuente y en ocasiones inquietante para el lector contemporáneo.»
The New York Times Book Review

Marguerite Yourcenar

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Marguerite Yourcenar (1903–1987) was a distinguished French writer, naturalized American, known for her mastery in historical novels, essays, and poetry. Her most famous work is Memoirs of Hadrian (1951), translated into Spanish by Julio Cortázar. Other notable novels include Opus nigrum (1968), Alexis or the Treatise of Vain Struggle (1929) and Coup de Grâce (1939). She also ventured into short narrative with titles like Fires (1936), Oriental Tales (1938) and As Water Flows (1982)

Yourcenar was the first woman to be elected a member of the French Academy in 1980. Her literary style is characterized by refined prose and a deep exploration of the human condition. In addition to her work as a novelist, she was an essayist, poet, and translator, cultivating a body of work marked by humanism and erudition.

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