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Boris Vian ( French: [bɔʁis vjɑ̃]; 10 March 1920 – 23 June 1959) was a French polymath who is primarily remembered for his novels. Those published under the pseudonym Vernon Sullivan were bizarre parodies of criminal fiction, highly controversial at the time of their release due to their unconventional outlook.
Boris Vian [Mercury] by Boris Vian released in 2001. Find album reviews, track lists, credits, awards and more at AllMusic.
Sep 5, 2014 · Introducing Boris Vian to an Anglo-Saxon audience presents something of a challenge, principally because he is so well known in his native France that it is difficult to imagine how he could have escaped the attention of the rest of the world.
Boris Vian (1920-1959), little-known (to Americans) and a late-bloomer even in France, was an irrepressible, whirl-wind presence in the post-WWII scene in Paris.
Boris Vian as Short Story Writer. If this aspect of Vian’s writing has been scarcely touched upon until now, it is probably because it was just one element of a broad-ranging literary output.
Boris Vian was a French polymath who is primarily remembered for his novels. Those published under the pseudonym Vernon Sullivan were bizarre parodies of criminal fiction, highly controversial at the time of their release due to their unconventional outlook.
Boris Vian was a French polymath: writer, poet, musician, singer, translator, critic, actor, inventor and engineer. He is best remembered for novels such as L’Écume des jours and L'Arrache-cœur (translated into English as Froth on the Daydream and Heartsnatcher, respectively).
