by Marguerite Yourcenar · ALFAGUARA · tapa blanda · ISBN 9788420416564
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Set in 16th century Europe, 'Opus nigrum' tells the story of Zenón, an exceptional man in a time of transition between the Middle Ages and the Renaissance. Through his life, Marguerite Yourcenar explores themes such as alchemy, philosophy, and the pursuit of knowledge. The novel, which takes its title from an alchemical phase that symbolizes the liberation of the spirit, is an essay on the Renaissance and a reflection on the human condition.
Marguerite Yourcenar was a Belgian-born French novelist and essayist who became a US citizen in 1947. Winner of the Prix Femina and the Erasmus Prize, she was the first woman elected to the Académie Française, in 1980. In 1965, she was nominated for the Nobel Prize in Literature.
