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Elsa Triolet

Born

in Moscow, Russian Federation

September 24, 1896

Died

June 16, 1970

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Elsa Yur'evna Triolet (September 24 1896 - June 16, 1970) was a French writer.

Born Ella Kagan (Russian: Элла Каган) into a Jewish family of a lawyer and a music teacher in Moscow, she and her sister, Lilya Brik received excellent educations; they were able to speak fluent German and French and play the piano. Elsa graduated from the Moscow Institute of Architecture.

Elsa enjoyed poetry and in 1915 befriended the aspiring futurist poet and graphic artist Vladimir Mayakovsky. When she invited him home, the poet fell madly in love with her older sister Lilya, who was married to Osip Brik. Elsa was the first to translate Mayakovsky's poetry (as well as volumes of other Russian-language poetry) to French.

In 1918, at the outset of Russian Civil Wa ...more

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	Roses à crédit 3.78 avg rating — 451 ratings — published 1959 — 29 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
	Le cheval blanc 4.07 avg rating — 228 ratings — 14 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 amants d'Avignon by Elsa Triolet, Martine Reid 3.39 avg rating — 147 ratings — published 1957	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
	Le premier accroc coûte deux cents francs 3.94 avg rating — 110 ratings — published 1944 — 23 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
	Luna-Park 3.91 avg rating — 58 ratings — published 1959 — 11 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
	Le rossignol se tait à l'aube 3.75 avg rating — 53 ratings — 9 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
	Personne ne m'aime 4.25 avg rating — 44 ratings — published 1946 — 3 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
	Le destin personnel 3.22 avg rating — 50 ratings	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 manigances, journal d'une égoiste 2.94 avg rating — 53 ratings — published 1962 — 10 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
	Mille regrets 3.68 avg rating — 41 ratings — published 1981 — 6 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

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“En France, les patrons sont obligés d'être bons, il y a des lois pour les rendre bons. Oui, c'est bien ça, il faut faire tant et plus de lois pour que les patrons soient obligés d'être bons. Parce que d'eux-mêmes ils ne le seront pas.”
― Elsa Triolet, Le cheval blanc

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“Même le passé nous échappe, on dirait que la mémoire déborde, qu'il n'y a plus de place pour tous les souvenirs, on les perd en route. C'est long une vie ... Heureusement que tout a une fin.”
― Elsa Triolet, Le cheval blanc

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“Un ami à moi laissait toujours son argent trainer n'importe où dans des enveloppes ou à même des tables et de tiroirs ouverts, jusqu'au jour où il a déménagé, et dans la nouvelle belle maison il y avait un coffre-fort emmuré dans la salle de bain, alors il y a rangé son argent, c'était normal. Seulement on le lui a volé le jour même... Au lieu de laisser trainer l'argent, il avait laissé trainer les clefs du coffre-fort, et des clefs, c'est encore plus irrésistible que l'argent...”
― Elsa Triolet, Le rossignol se tait à l'aube

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