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Romain Gary
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French writer and diplomat (1914–1980)
Romain Gary was a French writer and diplomat who lived from 1914 to 1980 and is known for his novels and literary work. He represents an important figure in 20th-century French literature, though the specific details of his major works and lasting impact would require additional context to fully explain.
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Person · Open Library
- Born
- 8 May 1914
- Died
- 2 December 1980
- Works
- 268
Top works
- Au-delà de cette limite votre ticket n'est plus valable
- romain gary;s hissing tales
- Cennetin kökleri
- ʻAfifonim
- Kol ha-ḥayim le-fanaṿ
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Film & TV
Writing · Vilna, Russian Empire [now Vilnius, Lithuania]
Romain Gary (21 May [O.S. 8 May] 1914 – 2 December 1980), born Roman Kacew, 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. He is considered a major writer of French literature of the second half of the 20th century. He was married to Lesley Blanch, then Jean…
Known for
- Racisé.e.s : Une histoire franco-américaine — Himself (archive)2022
- A Perfect Man — Self (archive footage)2015
- Apostrophes — Self1975
- Midi trente — Self1972
- The Road to Corinth1967
- Backfire1964
- Small World — Self1958
- Nitchevo1936
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Music · MusicBrainz
- Type
- Person
- Gender
- Male
- Origin
- United Kingdom
- Active from
- 1914
- Active to
- 1980
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Listeners · Last.fm
- Listeners
- 51
- Total plays
- 643
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Recent publications · Crossref
5 total works indexed
- The Measurement of Observer Agreement for Categorical Data
· 1977 · cited 61,776x
- <i>PHENIX</i>: a comprehensive Python-based system for macromolecular structure solution
· 2010 · cited 23,328x
- Dynamic capabilities and strategic management
· 1997 · cited 19,798x
- Welcome to the Tidyverse
· 2019 · cited 19,413x
- Development and testing of a general amber force field
· 2004 · cited 17,823x
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Quotes
- “When a war is won, it's the losers, not the winners, who are liberated.”
- “Disease-carrying thoughts swarm and multiply in the dark and twisted labyrinths of our minds, and all that is needed is a mob and a good political slogan for the epidemic to be spread once again, with a burst of automatic weapons or a mushroom cloud.”
- “I sat day after day in my little room, waiting for inspiration to visit me, trying to invent a pseudonym that would express, in a combination of noble and striking sounds, our dream of artistic achievement, a pen name grand enough to compensate for my own feeling of insecurity and helplessness at the idea of everything my mother expected from me.”
- “A writer’s subconscious is one of the filthiest places there are: as a matter of fact, you can find the whole world there.”
- “There is more to Jewish history than Auschwitz.”
- “Gari in Russian means "burn!"… I want to test myself, a trial by fire, so that my I is burned off.”
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Wikidata facts
Show 9 more facts
- date of death
- 1980-01-01
- Commons category
- Romain Gary
- pseudonym
- René Deville
- name in native language
- Romain Gary
- start of work period
- 1945-00-00
- end of work period
- 1980-00-00
- date of birth
- 1914-01-01
- birth name
- Roman Kacew
Sources (8)
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Works in European collections
1 object attributed to Romain Gary, held across European museums, libraries & archives · via Europeana
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Article
Romain Gary (born Roman Leibovich Kacew; 21 May [O.S. 8 May] 1914 – 2 December 1980), also known by the pen name Émile Ajar, was a Lithuanian-born French novelist, diplomat, film director, and military aviator. He is the only author to have won the Prix Goncourt twice (once under a pen name). He is considered a major writer of French literature of the second half of the 20th century.
Early life