France's reputation as a country of frivolous charm did not arise out of nowhere. The current issue of IL is essentially a quick review of “gallant” French l...

The famous French writer Boris Vian was also known as an inventor, songwriter and jazz performer, journalist, screenwriter, and critic. These activities woul...

The famous French writer Boris Vian was also known as an inventor, songwriter and jazz performer, journalist, screenwriter, and critic. These activities woul...

Boris Vian (1920 - 1959) is one of the most prominent representatives of the post-war French avant-garde. This volume of collected works includes two of the ...

This book introduces the Russian reader to the early prose and dramatic works of Boris Vian (1920–1959). The writer's first published novel, Scolopendra and ...

The famous French writer Boris Vian was also known as an inventor, songwriter and jazz performer, journalist, screenwriter, and critic. These activities woul...

End of 1950. Young American Army Colonel Frank Bolton returns from the Korean War having lost his arm. As soon as he finds himself in his hometown, he learns...

Rock Bailey, a young man of athletic build and attractive appearance, accidentally becomes involved in the investigation of a number of mysterious kidnapping...

The book of selected works by the French writer Boris Vian (1920-1959), recognized in the 70s as a “classic of the 20th century,” includes the novel “Autumn ...

The novels presented in this book can rightfully be attributed to the worldwide popular genre of “adventure novels.” In this book we present the widest range...

One unlucky and, therefore, not entirely wonderful morning, Amadis Dudu got on the wrong bus and, without spending a single ticket, ended up in Exopotamia. O...

Boris Vian (1920–1959) is a French novelist, playwright, whose work, little known during his lifetime and sometimes difficult to understand, became very popu...