Mark Aldanov

Russian writer and critic (1886-1957).

Born November 7th, 1886 in Kyiv. [ref]

Died February 25th, 1957 at 70 years old in Nice. [ref]

Occupations
biographer, essayist, novelist, writer
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I could just remember how my father used to say that the reason for living was to get ready to stay dead a long time. William Faulkner