Discover new books on Goodreads

See if your friends have read any of Boris Vian's books

more photos (3)

Boris Vian’s Followers (1,768)

Boris Vian

Born

in Ville D’Avray, France

March 10, 1920

Died

June 23, 1959

Website

http://www.borisvian.org/

Genre

Mystery & Thrillers

edit data

Boris Vian 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. ...more

Combine Editions
Boris Vian’s books

Average rating: 3.8 · 88,713 ratings · 5,654 reviews · 383 distinct works • Similar authors

	L'écume des jours 3.91 avg rating — 44,485 ratings — published 1947 — 5 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	I Spit on Your Graves (Vernon Sullivan, #1) by Boris Vian, Vernon Sullivan 3.55 avg rating — 12,947 ratings — published 1946 — 121 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Heartsnatcher by Boris Vian, Stanley Chapman (Translator), Raymond Queneau (Foreword) 3.88 avg rating — 7,242 ratings — 113 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Autumn in Peking by Boris Vian, Paul Knobloch (Translator), Marc Lapprand (Introduction) 3.90 avg rating — 3,267 ratings — published 1947	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Et on tuera tous les affreux (Vernon Sullivan, #3) by Boris Vian, Vernon Sullivan 3.58 avg rating — 3,046 ratings — published 1948 — 10 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	L'Herbe rouge 3.82 avg rating — 2,796 ratings — published 1950 — 80 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Dead All Have the Same Skin (Vernon Sullivan, #2) by Boris Vian, Vernon Sullivan, Paul Knobloch (Translator) 3.62 avg rating — 1,808 ratings — published 1947 — 53 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Le Loup-garou et autres nouvelles 3.82 avg rating — 1,391 ratings — published 1970 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Blues for a Black Cat and Other Stories by Boris Vian, Julia Older (Editor), Louis Malle (Foreword by) 3.78 avg rating — 1,247 ratings — published 1949 — 25 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Les Fourmis 3.75 avg rating — 991 ratings — published 1949 — 36 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

More books by Boris Vian…

Series by Boris Vian

Vernon Sullivan (4 books)
by

Boris Vian,

Vernon Sullivan

3.55 avg rating — 18,840 ratings

Quotes by Boris Vian (?)

“There are only two things: love, all sorts of love, with pretty girls, and the music of New Orleans or Duke Ellington. Everything else ought to go, because everything else is ugly. ”
― Boris Vian

tags: jazz, love, music, new-orleans

159 likes

“Cette histoire est vraie puisque je l'ai inventée.”
― Boris Vian, L'écume des jours

126 likes

“Les boutiques de fleuristes n'ont jamais de rideau de fer. Personne ne cherche à voler des fleurs.”
― Boris Vian

58 likes

See all Boris Vian's quotes »

Polls

What book would you like to read in August 2026?

Rosshalde, by Hermann Hesse
(pages 213 pages)

24 votes, 42.9%

Animal Farm, by George Orwell
(129 pages)

19 votes, 33.9%

Froth on the Daydream, by Boris Vian
Also known as Mood Indigo and Foam of the Daze
(pages 221 pages)

13 votes, 23.2%

56 total votes

comments and details

More...

Topics Mentioning This Author

topics	posts	views	last activity
Letteratura Postm...: il libro che sto leggendo...lo consiglio o no, perchè?	45	97	Jul 31, 2013 06:28AM
Books2Movies Club: 2014 - Currently Across the World	15	112	Dec 10, 2014 12:36PM
2015 Reading Chal...: Troys Plan	11	109	Jan 08, 2015 10:48PM
2015 Reading Chal...: Janeilles Plan	4	32	Jan 10, 2015 03:29AM
David Estes Fans ...: 2015 Places ABC Reading Challenge - 1/1/15 - 12/31/15	17	46	Nov 17, 2015 05:54AM
David Estes Fans ...: 2015 A-Z Book Title Reading Challenge - 1/1/15 - 12/31/15	410	130	Dec 30, 2015 04:27PM
#readathon18: Ένα αστείο βιβλίο	25	161	Sep 15, 2016 12:01PM
21st Century Lite...: Holidays	604	388	Jan 10, 2017 10:30PM

More…