If I Say If: The Poems and Short Stories of Boris Vian
| Book | If I Say If: The Poems and Short Stories of Boris Vian |
| Editor | Alistair Rolls, John West-Sooby, Jean Fornasiero |
| Publisher | University of Adelaide Press |
| Illustrator | Lucy West-Sooby |
| Translated by | Maria Freij, Peter Hodges |
| Foreword by | Marc Lapprand |
| Cover/Jacket Design by | Emma Spoehr |
| Book Design by | Zoë Stokes |
| About/Subject | Boris Vian |
| Contributor | Christelle Gonzalo, François Roulmann, Audrey Camus |
| Format | e-Book |
| Language | English |
| Location | Adelaide |
| Copyright | 2014 |
| ISBN 13 | 978-1-922064-62-2 |
| Chapters | Foreword Marc Lapprand Boris Vian: A Life in Paradox Alistair Rolls, John West-Sooby and Jean Fornasiero Note on the Texts PART I: THE POETRY OF BORIS VIAN Translated by Maria Freij I wouldn't wanna die Why do I live Life is a like a tooth There was a brass lamp When the wind's blowing through my skull I'm no longer at ease If I were a poet-o I bought some bread, stale and all There is sunshine in the street A stark naked man was walking My rapier hurts They are breaking the world Yet another I should like If I say if A poet If poets weren't such fools It would be there, so heavy There are those who have dear little trumpets I want a life shaped like a fishbone One day Everything has been said a hundred times I shall die of cancer of the spine Rereading Vian: A Poetics of Partial Disclosure Alistair Rolls PART II: THE SHORT STORIES OF BORIS VIAN Translated by Peter Hodges Martin called... The Swimming Priest Another Day in Marseille Dogs, Death and Desire Don't Trust the Band Ramparts of the South Léobille's Party The Slip-up Frankfurt on Tap A Cultural Experience The Test A Big Star April's Daughters Love is Blind A Dog of a Job The Thinker The Killer A Heart of Gold Impotence Motherhood A Funny Old Game The Motive Danger from the Classics The Werewolf The Snowman One Licence for Love A Sad Story The Waltz And Other Short Stories... Boris Vian and Short Fiction Christelle Gonzalo and François Roulmann Vian, in Short: An Ironic Take on the Art of the Short Story Audrey Camus PART III: ON TRANSLATING BORIS VIAN On Not Wanting to Die: Translation as Resurrection Maria Freij Determining a Strategy for the Translation of Boris Vian Peter Hodges Notes to the Poems Notes to the Short Stories Bibliography of Works Cited |
| Notes | .pdf format |
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