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Henri Troyat

Born

in Moscow, Russian Federation

November 01, 1911

Died

March 02, 2007

Genre

Biographies & Memoirs, Historical Fiction, History

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Troyat was a French author, biographer, historian and novelist.

Troyat was born Levon Aslan Torossian in Moscow to parents of Armenian descent. His family fled Russia in anticipation of the revolution. 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 was schooled and later earned a law degree. The stirring and tragic events of this flight across half of Europe are vividly recounted by Troyat in 'Tant que la terre durera'.

Troyat received his first literary award, Le prix du roman populaire, at the age of twenty-four, and by twenty-seven, he was awarded the Prix Goncourt.

Troyat published more than 100 books, novels an ...more

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Average rating: 3.99 · 13,203 ratings · 1,064 reviews · 536 distinct works • Similar authors

	Catherine the Great 4.10 avg rating — 3,077 ratings — published 1977 — 60 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	L'Homme rapaillé 3.91 avg rating — 937 ratings — published 1970 — 13 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Tolstoy by Henri Troyat, Nancy Amphoux (Translator) 4.35 avg rating — 795 ratings — published 1965 — 60 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Ivan the Terrible by Henri Troyat, Joan Pinkham (Translator) 3.90 avg rating — 636 ratings — published 1982 — 41 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	La neige en deuil 3.53 avg rating — 503 ratings — published 1952 — 49 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Aliocha 3.80 avg rating — 462 ratings — published 1991 — 31 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Rasputine 3.68 avg rating — 472 ratings — published 1990 — 28 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	دوستويفسكي: حياته - أعماله by Henri Troyat, هنري ترويا, علي باشا (ترجمة) 4.15 avg rating — 382 ratings — published 1940 — 43 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Les Eygletière (Les Eygletière, #1) 3.93 avg rating — 367 ratings — published 1965 — 38 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Peter the Great 4.04 avg rating — 321 ratings — published 1979	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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Suite romanesque: La Lumière des Justes (6 books)
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Suite romanesque: Les Semailles et les Moissons (5 books)
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Suite romanesque : Le Moscovite (3 books)
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“الإيمان لايُفسر ولا يُشرح، ولا يُوصى أو يُؤمر به.”
― Henri Troyat, دوستويفسكي: حياته - أعماله

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“if monasteries accepted the irreligious and permitted abstention from prayer, I'd become a monk.”
― Henri Troyat, Chekhov

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“إذا كانت الثورة قد فشلت، فإن الحركات والاضطرابات الاجتماعية لا تتوقف.”
― Henri Troyat, دوستويفسكي: حياته - أعماله

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Povestea originilor: O istorie mare a tuturor lucrurilor de David Christian

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Genghis-han și nașterea lumii moderne de Jack Weatherford

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O scurtă istorie a Rusiei: de la cneazul Rurik la Vladimir Putin de Mark Galeotti

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