| Description |
337 pages ; 21 cm. |
| Series |
New Directions paperbook ; 1390
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| Note |
"First published as New Directions Paperbook 635 in 1987 and reissued as New Directions Paperbook 1390 in 2017." |
| Summary |
A classic of modern French literature, the thrilling real-life story of the military hero, ambassador, ladies man, writer, and loving son. Promise at Dawn begins as the story of a mother’s sacrifice: alone and poor, she fights fiercely to give her son the very best. Romain Gary chronicles his childhood in Russia, Poland, and on the French Riveria; he recounts his adventurous life as a young man fighting for France in World War II. But above all he tells the story of the love for his mother that was his very life―their secret and private planet, their wonderland “born out of a mother’s murmur into a child’s ear, a promise whispered at dawn of future triumphs and greatness, of justice and love.” -- Amazon.com. |
| Subject |
Gary, Romain.
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Gary, Romain. (OCoLC)fst00005365
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Authors, French -- 20th century -- Biography.
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Authors, French. (OCoLC)fst00822016
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| Chronological Term |
1900-1999
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| Genre/Form |
Biography. (OCoLC)fst01423686
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| Added Author |
Beach, John Markham, translator.
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| Added Title |
Promesse de l'aube. English
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| ISBN |
9780811221986 (paperback) |
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0811221989 (paperback) |
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