Romain Gary

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Romain Gary was a French novelist, diplomat, and aviator renowned for his literary versatility and for being the only author to win the Prix Goncourt twice under different names.

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Romain Gary canonical 11

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instanceOf French writer ⓘ
aviator ⓘ
diplomat ⓘ
film director ⓘ
human ⓘ
novelist ⓘ
screenwriter ⓘ
activePeriod 20th century ⓘ
alsoKnownAs Fosco Sinibaldi ⓘ
Romain Kacew ⓘ
Shatan Bogat ⓘ
Émile Ajar ⓘ
autobiographicalWork La promesse de l’aube ⓘ
awardReceived Companion of the Liberation ⓘ
Croix de Guerre 1939–1945 ⓘ
linked to: Croix de Guerre

Grand Prix du roman de l’Académie française ⓘ
Legion of Honour ⓘ
linked to: Légion d'honneur

Prix Goncourt ⓘ
basedOn many works draw on his experiences as an aviator and diplomat ⓘ
birthName Roman Kacew ⓘ
burialPlace Cimetière du Montparnasse ⓘ
causeOfDeath suicide by firearm ⓘ
child Alexandre Diego Gary ⓘ
conflict World War II ⓘ
countryOfCitizenship France ⓘ
Lithuania ⓘ
dateOfBirth 1914-05-08 ⓘ
dateOfDeath 1980-12-02 ⓘ
employer French Ministry of Foreign Affairs ⓘ
ethnicGroup Lithuanian Jew ⓘ
genre autobiographical novel ⓘ
essay ⓘ
novel ⓘ
short story ⓘ
languageOfWorkOrName French ⓘ
militaryRank pilot officer ⓘ
mother Mina Owczyńska ⓘ
movement French literature of the 20th century ⓘ
name Romain Gary ⓘ
notableAchievement only author to win the Prix Goncourt twice under different names ⓘ
notableFor literary versatility ⓘ
use of multiple pseudonyms ⓘ
notableWork Chien blanc ⓘ
La danse de Gengis Cohn ⓘ
La promesse de l’aube ⓘ
La tête coupable ⓘ
La vie devant soi ⓘ
Lady L ⓘ
Les clowns lyriques ⓘ
Les racines du ciel ⓘ
occupation aviator ⓘ
diplomat ⓘ
film director ⓘ
novelist ⓘ
screenwriter ⓘ
placeOfBirth Russian Empire ⓘ
Vilnius ⓘ
present-day Lithuania ⓘ
placeOfDeath France ⓘ
Paris ⓘ
positionHeld French consul general in Los Angeles ⓘ
residence Los Angeles ⓘ
Nice ⓘ
Paris ⓘ
servedIn Free French Air Forces ⓘ
linked to: Free French Forces
spouse Jean Seberg ⓘ
Lesley Blanch ⓘ
wonPrizeForWork Prix Goncourt for La vie devant soi under the pseudonym Émile Ajar ⓘ
linked to: Prix Goncourt

Prix Goncourt for Les racines du ciel ⓘ
linked to: Prix Goncourt
wonWork La vie devant soi ⓘ
Les racines du ciel ⓘ
wroteInLanguage French ⓘ

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

The Longest Day → screenwriter → Romain Gary ⓘ
Jean Seberg → spouse → Romain Gary ⓘ
Romain Gary → name → Romain Gary ⓘ
Lady L → basedOnWorkBy → Romain Gary ⓘ
White Dog → basedOnWorkBy → Romain Gary ⓘ
Diego Gary → father → Romain Gary ⓘ
Jean Seberg → spouse → Romain Gary ⓘ
subject linked to: Diego Gary
Albin Michel → notableAuthorPublished → Romain Gary ⓘ
subject linked to: French publisher Albin Michel
Left Bank group → hasMember → Romain Gary ⓘ
Gisèle Galante → father → Romain Gary ⓘ
subject linked to: Galante