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Elsa Triolet
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Elsa Triolet, born Élla Iúr’evna Kagan in Moscow in 1896, was a Russian and French writer. She was educated at Lomonosov Moscow State University and wrote in both Russian and French. Her literary career began in 1925. She was the spouse of Louis Aragon and the sibling of Lilya Brik.
Triolet received the Prix Goncourt, the Order of the Badge of Honour, and the Resistance Medal. Her notable works include *Le premier accroc coûte deux cents francs*, *Anne-Marie*, *Vers et proses*, and *Oeuvres romanesques croisées d'Elsa Triolet et Aragon*. She also used the pseudonyms Laurent Daniel and Èlʹza Ûrʹevna Triole.
She died of a myocardial infarction in Saint-Arnoult-en-Yvelines in 1970. Her native language was Russian, and she was described by the Armenian Soviet Encyclopedia.
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Person · Open Library
- Born
- 1896
- Died
- 1970
- Works
- 60
Top works
- Oeuvres romanesques croisées d'Elsa Triolet et Aragon
- Vers et proses
- Anne-Marie
- A Tahiti
- Le premier accroc cout deux cents francs
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Film & TV
Moscow, Russian Empire [now Russia]
Elsa Triolet (born Ella Yuryevna Kagan; (Russian: Элла Юрьевна Каган); 24 September [O.S. 12 September] 1896 – 16 June 1970) was a Russian-French writer and translator. Ella Yuryevna Kagan was born into a Jewish family of Yuri Alexandrovich Kagan, a lawyer, and Yelena Youlevna Berman, a music teacher, in Moscow. She and her older sister Lilya Brik received excellent educations; they were able to…
Known for
- Elsa the Rose — Self1966
- Langlois-Keaton à Paris — Self1962
- Discorama — Self1959
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Key facts
- Born
- Ella Yuryevna Kagan , 24 September [ O.S. 12 September ] 1896, Moscow , Russia
- Died
- 16 June 1970 (1970-06-16) (aged 73), Moulin de Villeneuve [ fr ] , Saint-Arnoult-en-Yvelines , France
- Pen name
- Laurent Daniel
- Occupation
- Writer translator
- Language
- Russian French
- Citizenship
- Russian, then French
- Education
- Moscow Institute of Architecture
- Literary movement
- Russian Futurism
- Notable works
- Le premier accroc coûte deux cents francs , 1944
- Notable awards
- Prix Goncourt , 1944
- Spouse
- André Triolet ( married</span>"}]]}'>m. 1918 , divorced ) Louis Aragon ( married</span>"}]]}'>m. 1939 )
- Relatives
- Lilya Brik (sister) Osip Brik (ex-brother-in-law)
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Elsa
- Gender
- female
- Citizenship
- France
- Place of birth
- Moscow
- Place of death
- Saint-Arnoult-en-Yvelines
- Spouse
- Louis Aragon
- Sibling
- Lilya Brik
- Educated at
- Lomonosov Moscow State University
- Languages spoken
- Russian
- Native language
- Russian
- Award
- Resistance Medal
- Image
- Elsa-triolet-1925.jpg
Show 10 more facts
- date of birth
- 1896-09-25
- date of death
- 1970-06-16
- cause of death
- myocardial infarction
- manner of death
- natural causes
- name in native language
- Elsa Triolet
- Commons category
- Elsa Triolet
- pseudonym
- Èlʹza Ûrʹevna Triole
- birth name
- Элла Юрьевна Каган
- writing language
- French
- start of work period
- 1925-00-00
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Encyclopedic overview
Ella Yuryevna Kagan (Russian: Элла Юрьевна Каган; 1896–1970), known as Elsa Triolet, was a Russian-French writer and translator known for being the first woman to be awarded the Prix Goncourt.
Biography
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