He was a wealthy aristocrat who preached the virtues of poverty. After a long exodus taking them to the caucasus on to crimea and later by sea to constantinople and then venice, the family finally settled in paris in 1920, where young troyat. Henri troyat, who has died at the age of 95, was one of the most prolific and popular french writers of the 20th century. Henri troyat s most popular book is catherine the great. He published more than 100 books, novels and biographies, among them those of anton chekhov, catherine the great, rasputin, fyodor dostoyevsky, ivan the terrible and leo tolstoy. Troyat was a french author, biographer, historian and novelist. The daughter of a minor german prince, it almost easy to imagine catherine the great came to the throne by accident.
Mar 06, 2007 henri troyat, who has died at the age of 95, was one of the most prolific and popular french writers of the 20th century. Over 100,000 english translations of french words and phrases. Henri troyat was born on november 1, 1911 in moscow, russian empire as lev aslanovitch tarassov. Feb 29, 2020 henri troyat, lev aslanovich tarasov, russianborn french writer born nov. He published more than 100 books, novels and biographies, among them. Henri attended the lycee pasteur and later earned a law degree at the sorbonne, after which he became a civil servant. Online shopping from a great selection at books store. Henri troyat henri troyat used books, rare books and new books. Founded in 1997, has become a leading book price comparison site. Henri troyat has 190 books on goodreads with 22917 ratings. Troyat was born levon aslan torossian in moscow to parents of armenian descent. See the complete viou series book list in order, box sets or omnibus editions, and companion titles. See all books authored by henri troyat, including ivan le terrible, and tolstoy, and more on. He is a member of the academie francaise, and in 1938 he won the prix goncourt.
Daily life in russia under the last tsar english and french edition apr 1, 1979. He was a wealthy aristocrat who preached the virtues of poverty and the peasant life, a misogynist who wrote anna karenina, and a supreme writer who declared, literature is rubbish. Buy viou litterature by troyat, henri from amazons fiction books store. Everyday low prices on a huge range of new releases and classic fiction. Tolstoy by henri troyat a copy that has been read, but remains in clean condition. Tolstoy stars here as the villainous hero of his own life story, my abiding memory is the sense that troyat didnt much like his subject, admittedly this memory coming from his description of. Published in french in 1984, the english translation was by michael henry heim in 1986. Voir plus didees sur le theme henri, livre et livres a lire.
Born a little german princess without a drop of russian blood in her veins she came to embody russia and as the. Henri troyat simple english wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Originally, his family was from armenia he was born in moscow. More editions of viou etonnants classiques french edition. He and his family fled the russian revolution and settled 1911 in paris. Find and compare hundreds of millions of new books, used books, rare books and out of print books. Already fluent in french thanks to a swiss governess, he took the name henri troyat after he published his first novel at the age of 24. After henri troyat s death in march 2007, editions flammarion published boris godounov.
Henri troyat was born a russian jew lev trassov, but was educated in france. He has written biographies, novels, short stories, essays and travel books. Get the best deal by comparing prices from over 100,000 booksellers. Napoleons conqueror grove great lives series,turgenev,pushkin. Click and collect from your local waterstones or get free uk delivery on orders over. English translation of annales collins frenchenglish.
Heim, a ucla professor, died in 2012 at age 69 complications of melanoma. Henri troyat, nascut lev aslanovici tarasov in rusa. Il a obtenu le prix goncourt en 1938 pour laraigne. The author of short psychological novels, long, multivolume historical. Books by henri troyat author of catherine the great.
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Catherine the great a panther book by troyat, henri paperback book the fast. His family eventually settled in the parisian suburb of neuilly. See the complete viou series book list in order, box sets. Details the life of the germanborn russian empress, from her birth in stettin to her death at sixtysix, and recreates the extravagant life of her court, portraying the men and women who shared or succumbed to her power. Daily life in russia under the last tsar name author. Leo tolstoy embodies the most extraordinary contradictions. Henri troyat 19112007 was a russianborn french author, biographer, historian and novelist, who wrote other books such as alexander of russia.
Henri troyat henri troyat used books, rare books and new books find all books by henri troyat and compare prices find signed collectible books by henri troyat french. Henri troyat 1 november 1911 2 march 2007 was a russianborn french author. Henri troyat, born levon aslan torossian or lev aslanovich tarasov, november 1, 1911 march 2, 2007 was a french author, biographer, historian and novelist. Chekhov by henri troyat is an excellent book about the life of anton chekhov.