Which Brussels-born author of 'Mémoires d'Hadrien' and 'L'Œuvre au noir' became the first woman elected to the Académie française in 1980?
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Correct answer: C. Marguerite Yourcenar
Marguerite Yourcenar (born Marguerite de Crayencour in Brussels in 1903) published acclaimed historical novels including 'Mémoires d'Hadrien' (1951) and 'L'Œuvre au noir' (1968). In 1980, she broke an all-male tradition dating back to 1635 by becoming the first female member of the Académie française. Nothomb, Lilar, and Mallet-Joris are other prominent Belgian female authors.
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