08 December 2008

A wander through Roquebrune village - Romain Gary's house


Too many people at the Chestnut Fête - let's escape - let's wander the village.

Here we are in one of the main streets - you see a notice on the wall saying that Romain Gary, the French writer and diplomat lived here. He lived down this little impasse with his wife of the time - the writer, Lesley Blanch. Romain died long ago but Lesley died only last year in Menton. Click on the link to see a photo I took of Lesley on her 100th birthday.
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16 comments:

  1. Olivier08 December, 2008

    Romain Gary était un grand écrivain et il avait crée un double "Émile Ajar". Il est le seul écrivain a avoir gagné deux fois le Prix Goncourt, sous deux identités différentes.
    Une belle petite maison et rue

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  2. Sally08 December, 2008

    Thanks for this tour. Really enjoying it. Sorry I can't visit very often - I am very busy. I look but can't always comment. Sorry!

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  3. Julie08 December, 2008

    What a grand old dame! Anyone who can dress so colourfully and wear such ornaments and twiddle a glass of wine on her 100th birthday has my vote!

    The house is delightful especially all the grill work. What is it about a curve that intruiges?

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  4. Nathalie H.D.08 December, 2008

    The house is absolutely lovely and thanks for the link to your previous post - I saw the wonderful photo you took and read the obituary, both are just amazing.

    I'm glad Olivier mentioned Romain Gary's double identity using pseudo Emile Ajar and winning the Goncourt literary prize twice, once under each name.

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  5. Unknown08 December, 2008

    This is beautiful, I really like this spot! Great colour to contrast with the old walls.

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  6. Bergson08 December, 2008

    J'adore ce village, un vrai bonheur de s'y promener.

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  7. Anonymous08 December, 2008

    What a pretty village. What an amazing and vibrant woman.

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  8. Anonymous08 December, 2008

    Great look! I love this village.

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  9. kuanyin33308 December, 2008

    Loving this tour!

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  10. Julie08 December, 2008

    Glad Nathalie translated Olivier's comment for me. Must have had a considerable talent to achieve that double award.

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  11. Anonymous08 December, 2008

    Beautiful perspective. Love the orange.

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  12. USelaine09 December, 2008

    Such a home must encourage a long life, to be surrounded by simple, authentic, well kept structures.

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  13. MmeBenaut09 December, 2008

    Superb portrait of her that you took Jilly. Lovely Roquebrune village. (sigh)

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  14. Kate10 December, 2008

    I well remember the photo of Lesley Blanch. Very nice as is this photo of the quaint street.

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  15. Virginia10 December, 2008

    I love the burnt orange wall and the grillwork. Yes, the curve is so nice.
    V

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  16. lincoln04 February, 2009

    Don't forget that Romain Gary's second wife was the beautiful and tragic American actress Jean Seberg.

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