{"product_id":"a-blue-tale-and-other-stories-by-marguerite-yourcenar-9780226836898","title":"A Blue Tale and Other Stories","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThis story collection is a welcome port of entry for any reader not yet familiar with Marguerite Yourcenar's works.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003ePublished to great acclaim in France in 1993, this collection is not only a delight for Marguerite Yourcenar fans but a welcome port of entry for any reader not yet familiar with the author's lengthier, more demanding works. This collection includes three stories written between 1927 and 1930 when the author was in her mid-twenties. These stories cover a range of themes, from an allegory on greed and a scene from the war of the sexes to a witch hunt that obsessively creates its own quarry.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eFor the devoted readers of Yourcenar, this collection allows a rare glimpse at the beginnings of a writer's craft. In these accomplished but forgotten pieces, edited and introduced by her biographer, Josyane Savigneau, readers will find the blend of fable and fairy tale of \u003cem\u003eOriental Tales\u003c\/em\u003e, the psychological chronicle of \u003cem\u003eDear Departed\u003c\/em\u003e, and the ironic realism of \u003cem\u003eA Coin in Nine Hands\u003c\/em\u003e. Read as an introduction to Yourcenar's work, the stories take us into the writer's workshop, as it were, to the early days of creation. \u003cem\u003eA Blue Tale and Other Stories\u003c\/em\u003e carries the unmistakable voice of a formidable and vastly talented writer.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eMarguerite Yourcenar (her pseudonym was an anagram of her family name, Crayencour) was born in Brussels in 1903 and died in Maine in 1987. One of the most respected writers in the French language, she is best known as the author of the acclaimed \u003cem\u003eMemoirs of Hadrian\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eThe Abyss\u003c\/em\u003e. She was awarded many literary honours, most notably election to the Académie Française in 1980, the first woman so honoured.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Unknown","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47460073079020,"sku":"9780226836898","price":28.99,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/9780226836898-a-blue-tale-and-other-stories.jpg?v=1774943476","url":"https:\/\/bookhero.co.nz\/products\/a-blue-tale-and-other-stories-by-marguerite-yourcenar-9780226836898","provider":"Book Hero","version":"1.0","type":"link"}