biography
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Gary, Romain
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originally Romain Kacew
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pronunciation:
[garee]
| sex:
| male
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| lived:
| (1914–80)
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| biography:
| French novelist, born in Vilnius, Lithuania. Trained as an aviator, he joined the Free French Forces during World War 2, earning the Croix de Guerre and Compagnon de la Libération, and for 20 years after the war served in the French diplomatic service. His first novel, L'Education européenne (1945), won immediate acclaim and was later revised and reissued in English as Nothing Important Ever Dies (1960). Other books include Les Racines du ciel (Prix Goncourt, 1956), the autobiographical La Promesse de l'aube (1960), La Nuit sera calme (1974), Au delà de cette limite, votre ticket n'est plus valable (1975), and Clair de femme (1979). He won the Prix Goncourt for a second time under the name of his nephew, Emile Ajar, with La Vie devant soi (1975). He married the actress Jean Seberg in 1963, divorcing her in 1972. He committed suicide in 1980. |
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