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Boris Vian

1920 - 1959

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Boris Vian (French: [bɔʁis vjɑ̃]; 10 March 1920 – 23 June 1959) 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. Vian's other fiction, published under his real name, featured a highly individual writing style with numerous made-up words, subtle wordplay and surrealistic plots. His novel Froth on the Daydream (L'Écume des jours) is the best known of these works and one of the few translated into English. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Boris Vian is the 522nd most popular writer (down from 452nd in 2019), the 615th most popular biography from France (down from 536th in 2019) and the 86th most popular French Writer.

Boris Vian is most famous for his novel "L'Écume des jours" (1947), which was translated into English as "Froth on the Daydream" and was made into a film by Michel Gondry in 2001.

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Among writers, Boris Vian ranks 522 out of 7,302. Before him are Ivan Franko, Tibullus, Ivan Goncharov, Nathaniel Hawthorne, Ilya Ehrenburg, and Michel Houellebecq. After him are William S. Burroughs, Novatian, G. K. Chesterton, Jacinto Benavente, Ludvig Holberg, and Georg Trakl.

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Among people born in 1920, Boris Vian ranks 29. Before him are Charlie Parker, François Jacob, Traudl Junge, Éric Rohmer, George Porter, and Carlo Azeglio Ciampi. After him are Captain Tom, Montgomery Clift, Fritz Walter, Frank Sheeran, Edmond H. Fischer, and Helmut Newton. Among people deceased in 1959, Boris Vian ranks 15. Before him are Edward Wood, 1st Earl of Halifax, Gérard Philipe, Bohuslav Martinů, Billie Holiday, Raymond Chandler, and Heitor Villa-Lobos. After him are D. F. Malan, William Halsey Jr., Shirō Ishii, Camilo Cienfuegos, George Grosz, and Errol Flynn.

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In France

Among people born in France, Boris Vian ranks 615 out of 6,770. Before him are Peter II of Courtenay (1155), Claude Chabrol (1930), Marcel Mauss (1872), Marine Le Pen (1968), Gabriel Marcel (1889), and Samuel de Champlain (1567). After him are Albert Uderzo (1927), Paul Doumer (1857), Michel Piccoli (1925), Caroline Bonaparte (1782), Pérotin (1160), and Avitus (395).

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Among WRITERS In France

Among writers born in France, Boris Vian ranks 86. Before him are André Maurois (1885), René Guénon (1886), Joris-Karl Huysmans (1848), Marie-Antoine Carême (1784), Paul Claudel (1868), and Hector Malot (1830). After him are Jules Michelet (1798), Pierre de Ronsard (1524), Jacques-Bénigne Bossuet (1627), Camille Flammarion (1842), Madame de La Fayette (1634), and Anaïs Nin (1903).

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