Add/Update Information: Romain Gary - Writer

A famous name in the world of literature in France and internationally, he is the only novelist to have won the Prix Goncourt, France's highest literary award, twice. He is a French diplomat and novelist who writes in French and English. He was born in Vilna (Russian Empire), today Vilnius (Lithuania). Among his most important novels are Tulipe, The Roots of Heaven, The Kites, and Hocus Bogus. He died on December 2, 1980, at the age of 66, in Paris.