Elsa Triolet

Elsa Triolet
Эльза Триоле
Triolet in 1925
Born
Ella Yuryevna Kagan

24 September [O.S. 12 September] 1896
Died16 June 1970(1970-06-16) (aged 73)
Moulin de Villeneuve, Saint-Arnoult-en-Yvelines, France
Writing career
Pen nameLaurent Daniel
Occupation
Language
  • Russian
  • French
NationalityRussian, then French
EducationMoscow Institute of Architecture
Literary movementRussian Futurism
Notable worksLe premier accroc coûte deux cents francs, 1944
Notable awardsPrix Goncourt, 1944
Spouse
André Triolet
(m. 1918, divorced)
(m. 1939)
Relatives

Ella Yuryevna Kagan (Russian: Элла Юрьевна Каган; 1896–1970), known as Elsa Triolet, was a Russian-French writer and translator known for being the first woman to be awarded the Prix Goncourt.