Mark Aldanov
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Mark Aldanov (Mark Alexandrovich Landau) (Russian: Алданов Марк Александрович) (7 November [O.S. 26 October] 1889–February 25, 1957) was a Russian emigrant writer, known for his historical novels.
Mark Landau (Aldanov) was born in Kiev in the family of a rich Jewish industrialist. He graduated the physical-mathematical and law departments of Kiev University. He published serious research papers in chemistry. In 1919 he emigrated to France. During 1922-1924 he lived in Berlin and during 1941-1946, in the United States.
Aldanov's first book about Vladimir Lenin, translated into several languages, immediately gained him popularity. Then followed a trilogy of novels attempting to trace the roots of the Russian Revolution. He also wrote a tetralogy of novels about Napoleonic wars. All in all, he published 16 larger literary works and a great number of articles and essays.
Mark Aldanov died in Nice, France. His extensive correspondence with Vladimir Nabokov, Ivan Bunin, Alexander Kerensky and other emigre celebrities was published posthumously.
[edit] Bibliography
The Thinker, a tetralogy:
- The Ninth Thermidor
- The Devil's Bridge
- The Conspiracy
- St. Helena: Little Island
A list of all of Aldanov's novels.
Punch Vodka
The Ninth Thermidor
The Devil's Bridge
Conspiracy
The Tenth Symphony
Saint Helena, Little Island
For Thee the Best
A Story About Death
Before the Deluge
Suicide
The Key
Escape
The Cave
The Fifth Seal
Live As You Please
Nightmare and Dawn
