Gaito Gazdanov | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Native name | Гайто (Гео́ргий) Иванович Газданов Гæздæнты Бæппийы фырт Гайто |
| Born | Gaito [Georgii] Ivanovich Gazdanov Gæzdænty Bæppijy fyrt Gajto 6 December [O.S. 23 November] 1903 Saint Petersburg, Russian Empire |
| Died | 6 December 1971 (aged 68) Munich, BRD |
| Occupation | short story writer, novelist, Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty editor |
| Citizenship | Russian Empire (1899–1917) France (1920–1971) |
| Notable works | An Evening with Claire The Specter of Alexander Wolf Night Roads |
Gaito Gazdanov (Russian: Гайто́ (Гео́ргий) Ива́нович Газда́нов, Gaito [Georgii] Ivanovich Gazdanov; Ossetian: Гæздæнты Бæппийы фырт Гайто, Gæzdænty Bæppijy fyrt Gajto; 6 December [O.S. 23 November] 1903 – 5 December 1971) was a Russian émigré writer of Ossetian descent, who lived in Paris. Gazdanov's first stories were published in France in 1926 in Russian. His novels An Evening with Claire (1929) and The Spectre of Alexander Wolf (1948) became his most well-known works, mentioned by writers Maxim Gorky, Ivan Bunin and Vladislav Khodasevich. Gazdanov was a member of the French Resistance in occupied France. In 1953, he joined Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty as an editor. Although he learned perfect French whilst living in France, Gazdanov continued writing stories in Russian.[1]
- ^ László Dienes. "Gaito Gazdanov". Harvard Magazine. Archived from the original on 13 October 2016. Retrieved 11 November 2019.