From the events of his difficult childhood in Poland, to his adolescence under the Nice sun, to his prowess as an aviator during World War II, Romain Gary lived an extraordinary life. But this urge to live a thousand lives and become a great man, he owes to Nina, his mother. It is the mad love of this captivating and eccentric mother that will make him one of the greatest novelists of the XNUMXth century. But this boundless maternal love will also be his burden for life.