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{{short description|Russian writer and critic}}
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| birth_name = Landau
| birth_name = Mordkhai-Markus Israelevich Landau
| birth_date = 1888/89
| birth_date = {{OldStyleDate|November 7|1886|October 26}}
| birth_place = [[Kiev]], [[Russian Empire]]
| birth_place = [[Kiev]], [[Russian Empire]]
| death_date = 25 February 1957
| death_date = February 25, 1957
| death_place = [[Nice]], France
| death_place = [[Nice]], France
| nationality = Russian
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'''Mark Aldanov''' ({{lang-ru|Марк Алда́нов}}) ('''Mark Alexandrovich Landau''') ({{lang-ru|Марк Алекса́ндрович Ланда́у}}) ({{OldStyleDate|7 November|1886|26 October}}, 1888, or 1889 – 25 February 1957) was a Russian writer and critic,<ref name="Terras">{{cite book |title=Handbook of Russian Literature |last=Terras |first=Victor |year=1990 |publisher= |isbn=0300048688 |pages=17–18 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=VjKh2gkCudAC&pg=PA120&dq=Mark+Aldanov&hl=en&sa=X&ei=2bapT-yiNMeFiALmuKHZAg&ved=0CFcQ6AEwBQ#v=onepage&q=Mark%20Aldanov&f=false |accessdate=8 May 2012}}</ref> known for his [[historical novel]]s. He was nominated for the [[Nobel Prize in Literature|Nobel prize in literature]] thirteen times.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.nobelprize.org/nomination/archive/show_people.php?id=356|title=Nomination Database|website=www.nobelprize.org|access-date=2017-01-24}}</ref>
'''Mark Aldanov''' ({{lang-ru|Марк Алда́нов}}; '''Mordkhai-Markus Israelevich Landau, Mark Alexandrovich Landau''', {{lang-ru|Мордхай-Маркус Израилевич Ландау, Марк Алекса́ндрович Ланда́у}}; {{OldStyleDate|November 7|1886|October 26}}<!--, 1888, or 1889--> – February 25, 1957) was a Russian and later French writer and critic,<ref name="Terras">{{cite book |title=Handbook of Russian Literature |last=Terras |first=Victor |year=1990 |isbn=0300048688 |pages=17–18 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=VjKh2gkCudAC&q=Mark+Aldanov&pg=PA120 |access-date=8 May 2012}}</ref> known for his [[historical novel]]s.


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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 of 1917|Russian Revolution]]. He also wrote a tetralogy of novels about [[Napoleonic wars]].<ref name="Terras" /> All in all, he published 16 larger literary works and a great number of articles and essays. He was nominated for the [[Nobel Prize in Literature]] thirteen times.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.nobelprize.org/nomination/archive/show_people.php?id=356|title=Nomination Database|website=www.nobelprize.org|access-date=2017-01-24}}</ref>
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==Biography==
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Mark Landau (Aldanov) was born in [[Kiev]] in the family of a rich [[Jew]]ish 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.<ref name="Terras"/>


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==Biography==
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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 of 1917|Russian Revolution]]. He also wrote a tetralogy of novels about [[Napoleonic wars]].<ref name="Terras"/> All in all, he published 16 larger literary works and a great number of articles and essays.
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Mordkhai-Markus Landau (Aldanov) was born in [[Kiev]] in the family of a rich [[Jew]]ish 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.<ref name="Terras"/>


[[Ivan Bunin]], the first Russian writer to win the Nobel Prize for Literature, nominated Aldanov for Nobel Prize a total of six times - in 1938, 1939, 1947, 1948, 1949, and 1950.<ref>[https://www.nobelprize.org/nomination/literature/laureates_nominations.html Nominations by Nobel Laureates]. Retrieved February 5, 2014.</ref>
[[Ivan Bunin]], the first Russian writer to win the Nobel Prize for Literature, nominated Aldanov for the Nobel Prize a total of six times - in 1938, 1939, 1947, 1948, 1949, and 1950.<ref>[https://www.nobelprize.org/nomination/literature/laureates_nominations.html Nominations by Nobel Laureates]. Retrieved February 5, 2014.</ref>


Mark Aldanov died in [[Nice]], France.<ref name="Terras"/> His extensive correspondence with [[Vladimir Nabokov]], [[Ivan Bunin]], [[Alexander Kerensky]] and other emigre celebrities was published posthumously.
Mark Aldanov died in [[Nice]], France.<ref name="Terras"/> His extensive correspondence with [[Vladimir Nabokov]], [[Ivan Bunin]], [[Alexander Kerensky]] and other emigre celebrities was published posthumously.


==Novy Zhurnal==
==''Novy Zhurnal''==
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In 1942, while in New York, Aldanov cofounded ''Novy Zhurnal'' ([[:ru:Новый журнал|The New Review]]; Russian: ''Новый журнал'') together with his colleague and friend [[Mikhail Tsetlin]].<ref>[[:ru:Новый журнал|Novy Zhurnal // ru.wikipedia.org]]. Retrieved February 5, 2014.</ref> Until November 1945 they both served as Editors-in-Chief of this publication, which is considered the oldest Russian language literary periodical in print published outside of Russia.<ref name="ReferenceA">[[:ru:Литературная премия им. Марка Алданова|Literaturnaya premiya imeni Marka Aldanova // ru.wikipedia.org]]. Retrieved February 5, 2014.</ref> Among the review's contributors were [[Vladimir Nabokov]], [[Ivan Bunin]], [[Joseph Brodsky]], [[Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn]], and other notable Russian emigre writers.<ref>[http://www.newreviewinc.com Novy Zhurnal - Official Website]. Retrieved February 5, 2014.</ref>

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In 1942, while in New York, Aldanov cofounded ''Novy Zhurnal'' ([[:ru:Новый журнал|The New Review]]) (Russian: "Новый журнал") together with his colleague and friend [[Mikhail Tsetlin]].<ref>[[:ru:Новый журнал|Novy Zhurnal // ru.wikipedia.org]]. Retrieved February 5, 2014.</ref> Until November 1945 they both served as Editors-in-Chief of this publication, which is considered the oldest Russian language literary periodical in print published outside of Russia.<ref name="ReferenceA">[[:ru:Литературная премия им. Марка Алданова|Literaturnaya premiya imeni Marka Aldanova // ru.wikipedia.org]]. Retrieved February 5, 2014.</ref> Among the review's contributors were [[Vladimir Nabokov]], [[Ivan Bunin]], [[Joseph Brodsky]], [[Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn]] and other notable Russian emigre writers.<ref>[http://www.newreviewinc.com Novy Zhurnal - Official Website]. Retrieved February 5, 2014.</ref>


==The Aldanov Literary Prize==
==The Aldanov Literary Prize==
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*''Escape''
*''Escape''
*''The Cave''
*''The Cave''
*''The Fifth Seal''
*''The Fifth Seal - Тhe Beginning of the End''
*''Live As You Please''
*''Live As You Please''
*''Nightmare and Dawn''
*''Nightmare and Dawn''
*''Moltke the Younger''
*''Querétaro and Emperor Maximilian''


==References==
==References==
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Revision as of 03:17, 22 March 2024

Mark Aldanov
BornMordkhai-Markus Israelevich Landau
November 7 [O.S. October 26] 1886
Kiev, Russian Empire
DiedFebruary 25, 1957
Nice, France
NationalityRussian
GenreBiography, fiction, criticism, essays

Mark Aldanov (Russian: Марк Алда́нов; Mordkhai-Markus Israelevich Landau, Mark Alexandrovich Landau, Russian: Мордхай-Маркус Израилевич Ландау, Марк Алекса́ндрович Ланда́у; November 7 [O.S. October 26] 1886 – February 25, 1957) was a Russian and later French writer and critic,[1] known for his historical novels.

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.[1] All in all, he published 16 larger literary works and a great number of articles and essays. He was nominated for the Nobel Prize in Literature thirteen times.[2]

Biography

Mordkhai-Markus 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.[1]

Ivan Bunin, the first Russian writer to win the Nobel Prize for Literature, nominated Aldanov for the Nobel Prize a total of six times - in 1938, 1939, 1947, 1948, 1949, and 1950.[3]

Mark Aldanov died in Nice, France.[1] His extensive correspondence with Vladimir Nabokov, Ivan Bunin, Alexander Kerensky and other emigre celebrities was published posthumously.

Novy Zhurnal

In 1942, while in New York, Aldanov cofounded Novy Zhurnal (The New Review; Russian: Новый журнал) together with his colleague and friend Mikhail Tsetlin.[4] Until November 1945 they both served as Editors-in-Chief of this publication, which is considered the oldest Russian language literary periodical in print published outside of Russia.[5] Among the review's contributors were Vladimir Nabokov, Ivan Bunin, Joseph Brodsky, Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn, and other notable Russian emigre writers.[6]

The Aldanov Literary Prize

Since 2007 Novy Zhurnal has been awarding The Aldanov Literary Prize conferred for the best novella or novellete authored by a Russian-language writer living outside or Russia.[5]

Bibliography

The Thinker, a tetralogy[1]

  • The Ninth Thermidor
  • The Devil's Bridge
  • The Conspiracy
  • St. Helena: Little Island

Novels[1]

  • 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 - Тhe Beginning of the End
  • Live As You Please
  • Nightmare and Dawn
  • Moltke the Younger
  • Querétaro and Emperor Maximilian

References

  1. ^ a b c d e f Terras, Victor (1990). Handbook of Russian Literature. pp. 17–18. ISBN 0300048688. Retrieved 8 May 2012.
  2. ^ "Nomination Database". www.nobelprize.org. Retrieved 2017-01-24.
  3. ^ Nominations by Nobel Laureates. Retrieved February 5, 2014.
  4. ^ Novy Zhurnal // ru.wikipedia.org. Retrieved February 5, 2014.
  5. ^ a b Literaturnaya premiya imeni Marka Aldanova // ru.wikipedia.org. Retrieved February 5, 2014.
  6. ^ Novy Zhurnal - Official Website. Retrieved February 5, 2014.


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