Blues for a Black Cat & Other Stories

Boris Vian (1920-59), a trained engineer and jazz trumpet player, was a major literary figure in World War II France. Julia Older is the author or editor of many works. Her stories, translations, and poems have appeared in New Directions, the New Yorker, and many other journals.

Boris Vian (1920–59), a trained engineer and jazz trumpet player, was a major literary figure in World War II France. Julia Older is the author or editor of many works. Her stories, translations, and poems have appeared in New Directions, the New Yorker, and many other journals.

Acknowledgments

vi

Foreword

vii

Louis Malle

Introducing Boris Vian

ix

The Plumber

1

(8)

Pins and Needles

9

(12)

Blues for a Black Cat

21

(14)

Cancer

35

(8)

Dead Fish

43

(14)

Journey to Khonostrov

57

(10)

Blue Fairy Tale

67

(10)

Fog

77

(10)

Good Students

87

(8)

One-Way Street

95

(16)

(Bibliography)

111

Boris Vian

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Blues for a Black Cat & Other Stories

Summary

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