Writing · Novel · Writer · Author
Born Jun 8, 1903 · Brussels, Belgium
Active 1973–1987 · Awards: Commander of the Legion of Honour, Prix Femina, Erasmus Prize, Prince Pierre Award, Grand prix de littérature de l'Académie française, Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, Grand prix national des Lettres, Femina Vacaresco award
Marguerite Yourcenar (born Marguerite Antoinette Jeanne Marie Ghislaine Cleenewerck de Crayencour; 8 June 1903 – 17 December 1987) was a Belgian-born French novelist and essayist, who became a US citizen in 1947.