. . . distance and imagination which is almost always indispensable to the birth of legends. - Romain Gary

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. . . distance and imagination which is almost always indispensable to the birth of legends.

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About Romain Gary

Romain Gary, born Romain Kacew (8 May 1914 - 2 December 1980) was a Jewish-French novelist, film director, WWII pilot and diplomat. He wrote under many pseudonyms including Shatan Bogat, Rene Deville and Fosco Sinibaldi. He is the only author to have won the Prix Goncourt twice, once under his own name and again under the pseudonym Émile Ajar.

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Pen Names: Fosco Sinibaldi • Shatan Bogat • Émile Ajar • Lucien Brulard • René Deville
Alternative Names: Emile Ajar • Roman Kacew
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