Romain Gary (1914–80,) born Romain Kacew, and known by the pen name Émile Ajar, was a French diplomat, novelist, film director and World War II aviator of Litvak origin. He is the only author to have won the Prix Goncourt twice.
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Humor is an affirmation of dignity, a declaration of man’s superiority to all that befalls him.
—Romain Gary
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