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Henri Troyat, French historian and author (died 2007)
Henri Troyat was a Russian-French writer, biographer, historian, and novelist. 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's first marriage produced a son before ending in divorce.
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Henri Troyat was born in 1911. The year snapshot below places that birthday in its cultural and historical setting: the music and films people were following, the headlines shaping public life, and the everyday prices families encountered.
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| Measure | 1911 | 2026 |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 93.4M | 341 million |
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