"les Mémoires d'Hadrien", de Marguerite Yourcenar (Alchimie d'un roman, épisode n°33)

Do you like historical novels? And if so, what do you expect from them, History or the Novel? Yes, it's a difficult genre because its author is always torn between historical accuracy and the novelist's imagination. A subtle alchemy that we can better understand thanks to the example of a master of the genre: Marguerite Yourcenar.