quand je vois combien peu de gens lisent L'Iliade d'Homère,… - Marguerite Yourcenar

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quand je vois combien peu de gens lisent L'Iliade d'Homère, je prends plus gaiement mon parti d'être peu lu.
(La conversation à Innsbruck)

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Marguerite Cleenewerck de Crayencour (June 8 1903 – December 17 1987) was a Belgian-born French novelist who wrote under the pseudonym Marguerite Yourcenar. She was the first woman to be elected to the Académie française.

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Alternative Names: Yourcenar • Marguerite Cleenewerck de Crayencour • Marguerite de Crayencour • Marguerite Antoinette Jeanne Marie Ghislaine Cleenewerck de Crayencour

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quand je vois combien peu de gens lisent L'Iliade d'Homère, je prends plus gaiement mon parti d'être peu lu. (La conversation à Innsbruck) - Marguerite Yourcenar

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