Romain Gary
French writer and diplomat (1914–1980)
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Updated 2026-05-29
Romain Gary pulled off literature's greatest con: winning France's most prestigious literary prize twice under two names. The Lithuanian-born novelist, diplomat, and fighter pilot crafted a second identity as Émile Ajar to prove critics wrong about his relevance.
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Romain Gary, 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. He is considered a major writer of French literature of the second half of the 20th century.
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