by Boris Vian · French and European Publications Inc · libro de bolsillo · ISBN 9782264009326
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«L'Écume des jours» is Boris Vian's surrealist novel, published by French and European Publications Inc in paperback (190 pages, in French).
A tragic and surreal love story: Colin, a comfortably off young man, falls in love with Chloé. When a water lily grows in her lung, Colin takes on increasingly absurd jobs to pay for the treatment. The novel combines wordplay and impossible settings with a critique of modern society and a reflection on the fragility of love and life.
The novel was originally published in 1947; this French edition dates from 1995.
Suitable for the general public interested in French literature and surrealist fiction.
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 owing to their unconventional outlook.
