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Boris Vian (10 March 1920 – 23 June 1959) was a French polymath: writer, poet, musician, singer, translator, critic, actor, inventor and engineer. He is best remembered today for his novels. Those published under the pseudonym Vernon Sullivan were bizarre parodies of criminal fiction, highly controversial at the time of their release. Vian's other fiction, published under his real name, featured a highly individual writing style with numerous made-up words, subtle wordplay and surrealistic plots. L'Écume des jours (Froth on the Daydream) is the best known of these works, and one of the few translated into English.
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Boris Vian (10 March 1920 – 23 June 1959) was a French polymath: writer, poet, musician, singer, translator, critic, actor, inventor and engineer. He is best remembered today for his novels. Those published under the pseudonym Vernon Sullivan were bizarre parodies of criminal fiction, highly controversial at the time of their release. Vian's other fiction, published under his real name, featured a highly individual writing style with numerous made-up words, subtle wordplay and surrealistic plots. L'Écume des jours (Froth on the Daydream) is the best known of these works, and one of the few translated into English.
Hôtel La Louisiane
2015
Boris Vian (10 March 1920 – 23 June 1959) was a French polymath: writer, poet, musician, singer, translator, critic, actor, inventor and engineer. He is best remembered today for his novels. Those published under the pseudonym Vernon Sullivan were bizarre parodies of criminal fiction, highly controversial at the time of their release. Vian's other fiction, published under his real name, featured a highly individual writing style with numerous made-up words, subtle wordplay and surrealistic plots. L'Écume des jours (Froth on the Daydream) is the best known of these works, and one of the few translated into English.
Vian was also an important influence on the French jazz scene. He served as liaison for Hoagy Carmichael, Duke Ellington and Miles Davis in Paris, wrote for several French jazz-reviews (Le Jazz Hot, Paris Jazz) and published numerous articles dealing with jazz both in the United States and in France. His own music and songs enjoyed popularity during his lifetime, particularly the anti-war song "Le Déserteur" (The Deserter).
Gender
Male
Birthday
March 10, 1920
Died
June 29, 1959
Birthplace
Ville-d'Avray, Hauts-de-Seine, France
Dangerous Love Affairs
1959
Hôtel La Louisiane
2015
Le Bel Âge
1960
The Hunchback of Notre Dame
1956
Saint-Tropez, devoirs de vacances
1954
Le cinéma de Boris Vian
2011
La chasse à l'homme
1952
Vadim Mister Cool
2016
A Girl in a Pocket
1957
Rage, Sex, and Jazz: I Spit on Your Graves by Vernon Sullivan
2022
La Joconde, histoire d'une obsession
1958
Boris Vian: The Jazz Life
2009
Gainsbourg, toute une vie
2021
An amateur Film
1947
Boris Vian, un cœur qui battait trop fort
2020