Henri Troyat

Henri Troyat
Henri Troyat in 1943
Henri Troyat in 1943
BornLev Aslanovich Tarasov
(1911-11-01)1 November 1911 [O.S. 19 October]
Moscow
Died2 March 2007(2007-03-02) (aged 95)
Paris
Resting placeMontparnasse Cemetery
OccupationNovelist, biographer, historian
LanguageFrench
EducationLycée Pasteur
Period1935-2010
Notable awardsPrix Goncourt (1938)

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.

  1. ^ Académie française: Latest news. Some sources report that he died on 4 March 2007.
  2. ^ The Independent | Obituaries[dead link]