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Name: L'Écume des jours
Rating: 4.5 (2 reviews)
Author: Boris Vian

Boris Vian’s *L'Écume des jours* is a French novel that plays with the surreal and the supernatural. In its narrative, ordinary circumstances give way to extraordinary phenomena—such as a girl who dies when a flower bursts from her chest. The book is widely studied and critiqued for its unconventional narrative style and imaginative imagery.

First publish date: 1963

Genre: Literary Fiction/Surrealist Fiction

Authors: Boris Vian

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