Light of a Woman
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Light of a Woman
9.99 €
7.99 €
A French classic with Russian roots, a military pilot and a brilliant diplomat, Romain Gary (real name – Roman Katsev) is the only writer who has received the Goncourt Prize twice: the first time in 1956 as Gary, the second – in 1975 as Emile Azhar. Gary's second award to accept
He refused and kept the secret of the never-existing Azhara while he was alive. He only uncovered the hoax on the day of his suicide in 1980, sending a text titled “The Life and Death of Emil Azhar.”
Publishing one after another "Azharov" books, he continued to print as Romain Gary. The Light of a Woman (1977) is one of his most famous and piercing novels about the collision of love with death. The novel formed the basis of the film of the famous Costa Gavras, the main roles were played by Yves Montana and Romy Schneider.
He refused and kept the secret of the never-existing Azhara while he was alive. He only uncovered the hoax on the day of his suicide in 1980, sending a text titled “The Life and Death of Emil Azhar.”
Publishing one after another "Azharov" books, he continued to print as Romain Gary. The Light of a Woman (1977) is one of his most famous and piercing novels about the collision of love with death. The novel formed the basis of the film of the famous Costa Gavras, the main roles were played by Yves Montana and Romy Schneider.
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