Henri Troyat | |
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 Henri Troyat in 1943 | |
| Born | Lev Aslanovich Tarasov 1 November 1911 [O.S. 19 October] Moscow |
| Died | 2 March 2007 (aged 95) Paris |
| Resting place | Montparnasse Cemetery |
| Occupation | Novelist, biographer, historian |
| Language | French |
| Education | Lycée Pasteur |
| Period | 1935-2010 |
| Notable awards | Prix Goncourt (1938) |
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Henri Troyat (born Lev Aslanovich Tarasov; 1 November [O.S. 19 October] 1911 – 2 March 2007)[1] was a Russian-French[2] author; a biographer, historian and novelist.
- ^ Académie française: Latest news. Some sources report that he died on 4 March 2007.
- ^ The Independent | Obituaries[dead link]