Writing · Screenplay · Adaptation · Writer
Born Nov 1, 1911 · Moscow, Russia
Active 1939–2007 · Awards: Grand Cross of the Legion of Honour, Commandeur des Arts et des Lettres, Prix Goncourt, Eugène Dabit populist novel award, Ambassadors' Prize, Prince Pierre Award, Prix Max-Barthou, Knight of the Legion of Honour
Henri Troyat (born Lev Aslanovich Tarasov; 1 November [O.S. 19 October] 1911 – 2 March 2007) was a Russian-born French author, biographer, historian and novelist.