• Author: Romain Gary (1914-1980)
• Genre:  memoir
• Title:  La promesse de l’aube
• Published:  1960
• #ParisInJuly

• I did not like this book
• Weak point: the moments in history RG refers to are not linked
• in chronological order (confusing).
• Weak point: the book concentrated too much on Gary’s
• mother. (…felt more like a homage to her than
• autobiography of the author).
• Weak point: What we did read about his life is uselessly detailed.
• —“Romain Gary en rajoute”. (over did it)
• — “C’est amploué”. (pompous, bombastic)
• This book was a waste of my reading time.
• #Décevant (…very disappointing)

Last thoughts:

• If you want to read very touching story (autobiographical)
• in French to brush up on your language skills
• “… j’aurais préféré “Petit Pays”
• …beaucoup plus émouvant et plus accessible”.
• The book is by Gaël Faye….available also in English Amazon.