Gaito Gazdanov, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Gaito Gazdanov

Russian writer, Radio Liberty editor

Date of Birth: 23-Nov-1903

Place of Birth: Saint Petersburg

Date of Death: 05-Dec-1971

Profession: writer, literary critic

Zodiac Sign: Sagittarius

Gaito Gazdanov (Russian: ?????´ (???´????) ???´????? ?????´???, Gaito [Georgii] Ivanovich Gazdanov; Ossetian: ?æ??æ??? ?æ????? ???? ?????, Gæzdænty Bæppijy fyrt Gajto; 6 December [O.S.
23 November] 1903–5 December 1971) was a Russian émigré writer, living in Paris.
He was of Ossetian descent, his father was from Ossetia, a North Caucasus's country within the Russian Empire.
His first stories were published in France in 1926 in Russian language.
He was a member of the French Resistance when fascists occupied France.
An Evening with Claire, a novel of 1929, became his more well-known work, mentioned by writers Maxim Gorki, Vladislav Khodasevich.
He joined Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty as an editor in 1953.
Living abroad, Gaito Gazdanov learned perfect French, but was writing stories in Russian language.