Romain Gary : : The Man Who Sold His Shadow / / Ralph Schoolcraft.

In this book Ralph Schoolcraft explores the extraordinary career of the modern French author, film director, and diplomat-a romantic and tragic figure whose fictions extended well beyond his books. Born Roman Kacew, he overcame an impoverished boyhood to become a French Resistance hero and win the c...

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Place / Publishing House:Philadelphia : : University of Pennsylvania Press, , [2012]
©2002
Year of Publication:2012
Language:English
Series:Critical Authors and Issues
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Physical Description:1 online resource (224 p.)
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Table of Contents:
  • Frontmatter
  • Contents
  • Preface
  • Abbreviations
  • Introduction
  • 1. The Invention of Romain Gary, 1935-1952
  • 2. The Consecration of Romain Gary, 1952-1961
  • 3. Strategies of Mobile Identity, 1961-1973
  • 4. The Invention of Emile Ajar, 1974-1975
  • 5. The Consecration of Emile Ajar, 1975-1980
  • Conclusion
  • Notes
  • Bibliography
  • Index
  • Acknowledgments