Romain Gary (1914-1980) - the most famous French writer, Russian by origin, a member of the Resistance, a personal friend of Charles de Gaulle, a major diplomat After writing nearly three dozen novels, Gary became famous as the creator of the most sensational and tragic literary hoax of the 20th century, turning into Emile Azhar and thus becoming the only twice winner of the Goncourt Prize. Why do birds come to die in Peru? Why can a woman whose profile is perfect not fall in love? And why do people even the most courageous eventually become covered with scales? There are no answers. The only collection of stories by Romain Gary for the first time is published in Russian by a separate publication.