L’Écume des jours
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L’Écume des jours is a surreal and poetic French novel by Boris Vian that blends whimsical fantasy with a tragic love story and sharp social critique.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
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| L'Écume des jours | 2 |
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
novel
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social critique ⓘ surrealist novel ⓘ |
| adaptedAs | film ⓘ |
| author | Boris Vian NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| centralTheme |
alienation
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consumerism ⓘ death ⓘ illness ⓘ love ⓘ social injustice ⓘ |
| containsCharacterObsession | Jean-Sol Partre NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | France ⓘ |
| filmAdaptation |
L’Écume des jours (1968 film)
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Mood Indigo (2013 film) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre |
absurdist fiction
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fantasy ⓘ philosophical fiction ⓘ romance ⓘ surrealism ⓘ |
| hasEnglishTitle |
Foam of the Daze
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Froth on the Daydream NERFINISHED ⓘ Mood Indigo NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasNarrativeTone |
tragic
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whimsical ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
Duke Ellington
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jazz ⓘ |
| literaryMovement | existentialism ⓘ |
| mainCharacter |
Alise
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Chick NERFINISHED ⓘ Chloé NERFINISHED ⓘ Colin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| narrativeStyle |
poetic prose
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surreal imagery ⓘ wordplay ⓘ |
| notableElement |
anthropomorphic apartment
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pianocktail NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | French ⓘ |
| parodies | Jean-Paul Sartre NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| plotElement |
Chloé falls ill with a water lily in her lung
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Colin’s fortune is exhausted paying for Chloé’s treatment ⓘ the apartment shrinks and decays as the story progresses ⓘ |
| protagonistOccupation | wealthy young man ⓘ |
| publicationYear | 1947 ⓘ |
| publisher | Éditions Gallimard NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| setting | Paris ⓘ |
| timePeriodOfSetting | 20th century ⓘ |
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