From dreams to despair : : an integrated reading of the novels of Boris Vian / / J. K. L. Scott.
This book is a study of the novels of Boris Vian, the artist, writer, jazz musician and occasional pornographer. Primarily known for his classic novel of doomed young love, L'Ecume des jours, and the pseudonymously-written erotic roman noir J'irai cracher sur vos tombes, his work displays...
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| Superior document: | Faux titre ; volume 146 |
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| Place / Publishing House: | Amsterdam ;, Atlanta, GA : : Brill,, 1998. |
| Year of Publication: | 1998 |
| Language: | English |
| Series: | Faux titre ;
volume 146. |
| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (304 pages) :; illustrations. |
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Table of Contents:
- Acknowledgements. Foreword. Table of Abbreviations. CHAPTER 1 Boris Vian - Myth and Reality. CHAPTER 2 Trouble dans les Andains and Vercoquin et le plancton - Pastiche, Parody, and the self-destructive text. CHAPTER 3 L'Ecume des jours and L'Automne à Pékin. - Entering Adulthood. CHAPTER 4 J'irai cracher sur vos tombes and Les Morts ont tous la même peau. - Vian à l'américain. CHAPTER 5 Et on tuera tous les affreux and Elles se rendent pas compte - Burlesque, genre and gender. CHAPTER 6 L'Herbe rouge and L'Arrache-coeur. - Unhappy Families. CHAPTER 7 Summing up - the future for Vian. Bibliography. Index.