Romain GAry, a tall story - Couverture rigide

Bellos, David

Couverture rigide

ISBN 10 : 184343170X ISBN 13 : 9781843431701

Editeur : Harvill Secker, 2010

Synopsis

Romain Gary Airman, war hero, immigrant, law student, diplomat, novelist and celebrity spouse, Romain Gary had several lives thrust upon him by the history of the 20th century. Born Roman Kacew in Vilna in 1914 and raised by his mother, Gary rose to become French Consul General in Los Angeles. This title presents an account of Gary's life. Full description

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Présentation de l'éditeur :

Airman, war hero, immigrant, law student, diplomat, novelist and celebrity spouse, Romain Gary had several lives thrust upon him by the history of the twentieth century, but he also aspired to lead many more. He wrote more than two dozen books and a score of short stories under several different names in two languages, English and French, neither of which was his mother tongue. Gary had a gift for narrative that endeared him to ordinary readers, but won him little respect among critics far more intellectual than he could ever be. His varied and entertaining writing career tells a different story about the making of modern literary culture from the one we are accustomed to hearing.

À propos de cette édition

• Éditeur: Harvill Secker
• Date d'édition: 2010
• ISBN 10: 184343170X
• ISBN 13: 9781843431701
• Reliure: Relié
• Nombre de pages: 528