Froth on the Daydream by Boris Vian (Book Analysis): Detailed Summary, Analysis and Reading Guide

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This engaging summary presents an analysis of Froth on the Daydream by Boris Vian, a surrealist and existentialist novel renowned for its poetic and creative language. It relates how Colin’s existence darkens gradually when his wife catches an illness than can only be cured with flowers. The novel has been translated several times under different titles, as has also been made into three feature films and even an opera. Although Vian was a poet, musician, singer, actor and engineer, he is best remembered for his novels which are highly popular and often studied in schools. 

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• Language: English
• Publisher: BrightSummaries.com
• Release date: Oct 8, 2015
• ISBN: 9782806269218

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French writer

Born in Ville-d’Avray in 1920

Died in Paris in 1959

Notable works:

I Spit on Your Graves (1946), novel

Froth on the Daydream (1947), novel

Heartsnatcher (1953), novel

French writer Boris Vian (1920-1959) left a legacy of very varied works: novels, poems, songs, musical comedy, theatrical adaptations of his novels, screenplays and operas. He was also a jazz musician.

His first famous novel, I Spit on Your Graves (published in 1946 under the pseudonym Vernon Sullivan) was a true bestseller, before being banned and condemned for violating public decency in 1947. In the same year he published Froth on the Daydream and Autumn in Peking. Heartsnatcher was published later in 1953.

Boris Vian died at the