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La pierre, la feuille et les ciseaux
Foreign Languages
162 pages, Paperback
First published January 1, 1972
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Henri Troyat
510 books271 followersTroyat 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 and biographies, among them those of Anton Chekhov, Catherine the Great, Rasputin, Ivan the Terrible and Leo Tolstoy.
Troyat's best-known work is La neige en deuil, which was adapted as an English-language film in 1956 under the title The Mountain.
He was elected as a member of the Académie française in 1959. At the time of his death, Troyat was the longest serving member of the Academy.
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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 and biographies, among them those of Anton Chekhov, Catherine the Great, Rasputin, Ivan the Terrible and Leo Tolstoy.
Troyat's best-known work is La neige en deuil, which was adapted as an English-language film in 1956 under the title The Mountain.
He was elected as a member of the Académie française in 1959. At the time of his death, Troyat was the longest serving member of the Academy.
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December 19, 2024
Polyamorous relationships and irresponsible mothers were a thing back in the days when the book was written, but now pretty normal and don’t have the same impact on the reader, I suppose.
February 3, 2020
« La feuille gagne sur la pierre, puisqu'elle l'enveloppe, la pierre gagne sur les ciseaux, puisqu'elle les ébrèche, les ciseaux gagnent sur la feuille, puisqu'ils la coupent. »
André, Aurelio et Sabine ..qui est qui?
Années 70, un triangle amoureux à l'ambiance délétère. Après un début un peu "poussif" , la mise en place "télécommandée" des protagonistes de son roman, j'ai retrouvé le plaisir de lire du Troyat!
Une écriture élégante et l'analyse psychologique des personnages donnent à ce roman ses lettres de noblesse .
André, Aurelio et Sabine ..qui est qui?
Années 70, un triangle amoureux à l'ambiance délétère. Après un début un peu "poussif" , la mise en place "télécommandée" des protagonistes de son roman, j'ai retrouvé le plaisir de lire du Troyat!
Une écriture élégante et l'analyse psychologique des personnages donnent à ce roman ses lettres de noblesse .
September 10, 2021
Ce n’est clairement pas mon préféré ! Je me suis ennuyée
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