Hocus Bogus

One of the twentieth century's most ingenious literary works, imaginatively translated from the French by Man Booker Prizewinner David Bellos

Romain Gary (1914-1980), a French novelist, film director, World War II aviator, and diplomat, was the author of more than thirty novels, essays, and recollections. David Bellos is professor of French and comparative literature and director of the Program in Translation and Intercultural Communication at Princeton University.