Romain Gary (1914–1980) is a famous French writer of Jewish origin, a member of the Resistance, a personal friend of Charles de Gaulle, and a major diplomat. Having written almost three dozen novels, Gary became famous as the creator of the most sensational and tragic literary hoax of the 20th century, reincarnating as Emile Azhar and thus becoming the only two-time winner of the Goncourt Prize. In the novel “Your Ticket is Not Valid Further,” Romain Gary was one of the few writers who took on for the difficult and dangerous topic of love in old age. What awaits a person in whose life there comes a time of continuous loss? Gary's recipe is extremely simple: die and be born again.