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Romain Gary. Romain Gary ( pronounced [ʁɔ.mɛ̃ ga.ʁi]; 21 May [ O.S. 8 May] 1914 – 2 December 1980), born Roman Kacew ( pronounced [kat͡sɛf], and also known by the pen name Émile Ajar ), was a French novelist, diplomat, film director, and World War II aviator. He is the only author to have won the Prix Goncourt under two names.
Romain Gary (born May 8, 1914, Vilnius, Lith., Russian Empire—died Dec. 2, 1980, Paris, France) was a Lithuanian-born French novelist whose first work, L’Éducation européenne (1945; Forest of Anger ), won him immediate acclaim. Humanistic and optimistic despite its graphic depictions of the horrors of World War II, the novel was later ...
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Jun 19, 2018 · Romain Gary was a decorated war hero – and hoaxer, inventing a writer who penned the bestselling French novel of the 20th Century. Why isn’t he better known, asks Hephzibah Anderson.
Romain Gary, né Roman Kacew le 21 mai 1914 à Vilnius et mort le 2 décembre 1980 à Paris, est un écrivain français d'origine russe et de confession juive, de langues française et anglaise. Homme aux multiples activités, il a été successivement aviateur et résistant (fait compagnon de la Libération ), romancier, diplomate, scénariste ...
Dec 25, 2017 · Romain Gary was a great big liar. The French novelist, war hero, and diplomat made up stories the way other people make up beds: daily and conscientiously and without much premeditation.
Romain Gary has 141 books on Goodreads with 184771 ratings. Romain Gary’s most popular book is La vie devant soi.
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Dec 13, 2017 · THE KITES. By Romain Gary. Translated by Miranda Richmond Mouillot. 311 pp. New Directions. $27.95. In one of Romain Gary’s last acts, before placing a Smith & Wesson revolver in his mouth and ...
