Original: Henri Troyat (1 November 1911 â "2 March 2007) was a Russian born French author, biographer, historian and novelist.
Simplified: Henri Troyat, born Levon Aslan Torossian or Lev Aslanovich Tarasov, (November 1, 1911 - March 2, 2007) was a French author, biographer, historian and novelist.