Mark Aldanov | |
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| Born | Mordkhai-Markus Israelevich Landau November 7 [O.S. October 26] 1886 Kiev, Russian Empire |
| Died | February 25, 1957 Nice, France |
| Nationality | Russian |
| Genre | Biography, fiction, criticism, essays |
Mark Aldanov (Russian: Марк Алда́нов; Mordkhai-Markus Israelevich Landau, Mark Alexandrovich Landau, Russian: Мордхай-Маркус Израилевич Ландау, Марк Алекса́ндрович Ланда́у; November 7 [O.S. October 26] 1886 – February 25, 1957) was a Russian and later French writer and critic,[1] known for his historical novels.
Aldanov's first book about Vladimir Lenin, translated into several languages, immediately gained him popularity. Then followed a trilogy of novels attempting to trace the roots of the Russian Revolution. He also wrote a tetralogy of novels about Napoleonic wars.[1] All in all, he published 16 larger literary works and a great number of articles and essays. He was nominated for the Nobel Prize in Literature thirteen times.[2]
- ^ a b Terras, Victor (1990). Handbook of Russian Literature. pp. 17–18. ISBN 0300048688. Retrieved 8 May 2012.
- ^ "Nomination Database". www.nobelprize.org. Retrieved 2017-01-24.