André Maurois’s Followers (173)

More followers…

André Maurois

Born

in Elbeuf, Seine-Maritime, France

July 26, 1885

Died

October 09, 1967

Genre

Biographies & Memoirs, Literature & Fiction, Romance

edit data

André Maurois, born Emile Salomon Wilhelm Herzog, was a French author. André Maurois was a pseudonym that became his legal name in 1947.

André Maurois is very famous writer in Russia. Many of his books are translated to Russian.

During World War I he joined the French army and served as an interpreter and later a liaison officer to the British army. His first novel, Les silences du colonel Bramble, was a witty but socially realistic account of that experience. It was an immediate success in France. It was translated and also became popular in the United Kingdom and other English-speaking countries as The Silence of Colonel Bramble. Many of his other works have also been translated into English (mainly by Hamish Miles (1894–1937)), as they ...more

Combine Editions
André Maurois’s books

Average rating: 4.31 · 34,287 ratings · 1,988 reviews · 222 distinct works • Similar authors

	Climats 4.12 avg rating — 1,741 ratings — published 1928 — 63 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Письма незнакомке 4.25 avg rating — 745 ratings — published 1956 — 11 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Fattypuffs and Thinifers 4.17 avg rating — 448 ratings — published 1930 — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Lelia: The Life of George Sand by André Maurois, Gerard Manley Hopkins 4.14 avg rating — 161 ratings — published 1952 — 13 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	وجوه الحب السبعة by André Maurois, حلمي مراد (Translator) 3.58 avg rating — 151 ratings — published 1947 — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Byron 4.15 avg rating — 142 ratings — published 1930 — 23 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Disraeli: A Picture of the Victorian Age by André Maurois, Hamish Miles (Translator) 3.83 avg rating — 198 ratings — published 1927 — 33 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Collected Stories by André Maurois, Adrienne Foulke (Translator) 4.17 avg rating — 87 ratings — published 1967	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Ariel or the Life of Shelley 4.03 avg rating — 130 ratings — published 1923 — 22 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Фиалки по средам by André Maurois, Андре Моруа 4.24 avg rating — 82 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

More books by André Maurois…

Quotes by André Maurois

“The reading of a fine book is an uninterrupted dialogue in which the book speaks and our soul replies.”
― Andre Maurois

tags: andre-maurois-books-reading

1569 likes

“In literature as in love, we are astonished at what is chosen by others.”
― André Maurois

384 likes

“Often we allow ourselves to be upset by small things we should despise and forget. We lose many irreplaceable hours brooding over grievances that, in a year's time, will be forgotten by us and by everybody. No, let us devote our life to worthwhile actions and feelings, to great thoughts, real affections and enduring undertakings.”
― Andre Maurois

tags: anger, inspirational

68 likes

See all André Maurois's quotes »

Topics Mentioning This Author

topics	posts	views	last activity
What's the Name o...: SOLVED. YA Large Sized Book, Arms Race, Towers [s]	13	41	May 19, 2016 06:32AM
What's the Name o...: Young Adult/chuldren's book about a crack in the sidewalk	5	40	Dec 08, 2017 06:12AM
The History Book ...: * BRITISH PRIME MINISTERS	120	429	Apr 02, 2018 12:25AM
The Readers Revie...: The Devil's Pool - reading schedule & pre-read dicussion	23	24	Jun 09, 2019 10:12AM
Horror Aficionados : * Track the Short Fiction You've Read in 2019!	51	106	Nov 19, 2019 09:54AM
Gigi's Company: The Book Excerpt Game	3086	166	Dec 09, 2019 01:17PM

More…

André Maurois’s Followers (173)

André Maurois

Combine EditionsAndré Maurois’s books

Quotes by André Maurois

Topics Mentioning This Author

Combine Editions
André Maurois’s books