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Boris Vian
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Boris Vian (March 10, 1920 — June 23, 1959) was a French polymath: writer, poet, musician, singer, translator, critic, actor, inventor and engineer. He is best remembered for novels such as "L’Écume des jours" and "L'Arrache-cœur" (translated into English as "Froth on the Daydream" and "Heartsnatcher", respectively). He is also known for highly controversial "criminal" fiction released under the pseudonym Vernon Sullivan and some of his songs (particularly the anti-war Le Déserteur). Vian was also fascinated with jazz: he served as liaison for, among others, Duke Ellington and Miles Davis in Paris, wrote for several French jazz-reviews (Le Jazz Hot, Paris Jazz) and published numerous articles dealing with jazz both in the United States and in France.
Boris Vian (10 mars 1920, Ville-d'Avray (Hauts-de-Seine) — 23 juin 1959, Paris) est un écrivain français, ingénieur de l'École centrale, inventeur, poète, parolier, chanteur, critique et musicien de jazz (trompettiste). À ces multiples talents, il convient d'ajouter ceux de conférencier, scénariste et traducteur (anglo-américain). Il a également publié sous les pseudonymes de Vernon Sullivan ou Bison Ravi, Baron Visi ou Brisavion (anagrammes de son nom).
Бори́с Виа́н (фр. Boris Vian, 1920—1959) — французский прозаик, поэт, джазовый музыкант и певец, русского происхождения. Автор ряда модернистских эпатажных произведений, ставший тем не менее после смерти классиком французской литературы, предсказав бунт нонконформистских произведений 60-х годов XX века. Писал не только под своим именем, но и под 24 псевдонимами, самый известный из которых Вернон Салливан.