description: The second volume of the French writer's autobiographical trilogy deals with Marguerite Yourcenar's father, recounting his turbulent youth, army desertions, affairs and marriages, gambling, and vagabond spirit, and recognizing the boldness, sensuality, and independence he passed on to her.
language: English
title: How Many Years: A Memoir
titlecomplete: How Many Years: A Memoir
genres: France, Biography, French Literature, Memoir, Belgium, Nonfiction, Literature
ratings_count: 208
series: Le Labyrinthe du Monde
publisher: Farrar Straus & Giroux