One of the most famous French writers Henri Troyat has passed away at the age of 95, Le Figaro newspaper reported.

Troyat, whose real name is Levon Aslan Torossian, wrote more than 100 books, novels and biographies .

He was born on November 1, 1911 in Moscow. His family fled Russia in fear of the coming revolution. After a long exile, the family finally settled in Paris, where young Troyat attended college and studied law.

He won his first literary award at the age of 24, "le prix du roman populaire". At the age of 27 he was awarded the prestigious Prix Goncourt.

He has published more than 100 books, novels and biographies, among them those of Anton Chekov, Catherine the Great, Rasputin, Ivan the Terrible and Leo Tolstoy. He was at his death the dean of the Académie française.

His best-known work is La neige en deuil, which was adapted as an English-language film in 1956 under the title The Mountain.

Troyat wrote his books in French only. His last book, La Traque was published in 2006.

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