Boris Zaytsev (writer)
| Boris Zaytsev |
|
| Born |
February 10, 1881(1881-02-10)
Oryol, Russia |
| Died |
January 22, 1972(1972-01-22) (aged 90)
Paris, France |
Boris Konstantinovich Zaytsev (Russian: Борис Константинович Зайцев; February 10, 1881 in Oryol–January 22, 1972 in Paris) was a Russian prose writer, and dramatist and a member of the Moscow literary group Sreda.
He was an author of psychological-social short stories, prose related to moral trials of intelligentsia, stylised lives of Saints, memoirs, impressionist poetry and novels, and biographical essays. He emigrated from Russia in 1922, and lived in Paris from 1924.
His novel Anna is available in English translation (Henry Holt and Co, NY, 1937).
English Translations
- Anna, (Novel), Translated by Natalie Duddington, Henry Holt and Co, NY, 1937.
Further reading
- Liubomudrov, A.M. (2003) (in Russian). Dukhovnyi Realizm v Literature Russkogo Zarubezh`ia: B.K. Zaitsev, I.S. Shmelev [Spiritual realism in Russian literature abroad: B.K. Zaitsev, I.S. Shmelev]. St. Petersburg: Dmitrii Bulanin. ISBN 5860073771.
- Cheang, Sarah Ossipow (2011-04-05). Etude sur le thème de l'errance dans l'oeuvre de Boris Zaitsev. Saarbrücken: EUE Editions Universitaires Européennes. ISBN 6131567913.
References
| Persondata |
| Name |
Zaytsev, Boris Konstantinovich |
| Alternative names |
Борис Константинович Зайцев (Russian) |
| Short description |
writer, dramatist |
| Date of birth |
February 10, 1881 |
| Place of birth |
Oryol, Russia |
| Date of death |
January 22, 1972 |
| Place of death |
Paris, France |