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Henri Troyat (real name Lev Tarasov) was born in 1911 in Moscow. In the 1920s, the family emigrated to France. Henri Troyat is a French writer, member of the...

...Everything that happened somewhere in the distance, at home, at work, was ridiculous and boring. So much time wasted. Work, salary, everyday chores, bills...