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in8. 1983. Cartonné jaquette. 191 pages.
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142 pages, Paperback
First published January 1, 1984
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About the author
Henri Troyat
508 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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August 30, 2012
Après avoir lu quelques biographies de Troyat j'ai entamé la lecture de ce roman plein d'attente. Je n'ai pas été déçue. Le même style agréable, une intrigue qui tient jusqu'au bout, une profondeur psychologique qui nous fait laisse pénétrer l'intérieur de l'âme de son protagoniste, l’enchainement de pensées et d’événements qui mène sans répit à sa fin tragique.
I first came across this author thanks to his literary biographies. This is the first of his fiction I've read, and I've not been disappointed. The usual readable style, an intrigue which holds our interest to the end, a psychological depth which characterises the portrait of his hero, and the slow chain of thoughts and events which leads inexorably to the latter's tragic fate
I first came across this author thanks to his literary biographies. This is the first of his fiction I've read, and I've not been disappointed. The usual readable style, an intrigue which holds our interest to the end, a psychological depth which characterises the portrait of his hero, and the slow chain of thoughts and events which leads inexorably to the latter's tragic fate
March 6, 2014
Troyat's writting style reminds me of my own. this book covers an interesting story about love and self destruction and how knowledge can haunt the human mind. a quick and easy read full of feelings that forces the reader to put his life and his future in perspective. It made think how will I feel when I get old and nothing really matters.
January 31, 2025
I could say the writing is good and captivating at first but this book is extremely misogynistic. The author tried to make you hate the main character but you end up hating the book as a whole. The only part I had liked was when he talked about the cat but guess fucking what.
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