Ten of Vian's best jazzy, outrageous short stories, evoking the seamy side of '50s Parisian night life
Features ten of the author's best short stories, evoking the seamy side of '50s Parisian night life.
"[This collection] displays Vian's range from gallows humor to verbal fireworks, and happily serves to give visibility to this important writer."—Publishers Weekly
Ten of Vian's best jazzy, outrageous short stories, evoking the seamy side of '50s Parisian night life

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ISBN
9780803296091
Publisert
2001-04-01
Utgiver
Vendor
Bison Books
Vekt
170 gr
Aldersnivå
01, P, 06
Språk
Product language
Engelsk
Format
Product format
Heftet

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Biographical note

Boris Vian (1920–59), a trained engineer and jazz trumpet player, was a major literary figure in World War II France. Julia Older is the author or editor of many works. Her stories, translations, and poems have appeared in New Directions, the New Yorker, and many other journals.