 He worked as a translator (1963–65), and a professor of French and Russian from 1966-77.Fascinated by the powerful country teeming with contradictions, he remained there for almost three decades, returning to France in 1992.Among his "American" works are "L'Agent triple" (1962), "Métro pour l'enfer" (1963), "Les Mousquetaires de la République" (1964) and "Vers une métrique française" (1977).