Marc Lapprand

Professeur titulaire

Université de Victoria

Canada

Biography

Marc Lapprand is a French literature modernist. His passion for the work and life of Boris Vian has led him to co-supervise the editing team of his Complete Works published by Fayard (15 volumes), and eventually to lead the editorial team of Vian's Complete Prose Works for Gallimard's prestigious "Bibliothèque de la Pléiade," (2 volumes, 2010). He is currently working on Oulipo. He also has developed an interest in evolutionary psychology and literary Darwinism.

Articles (1)

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Boris Vian, Inventor of America

During his short life, Boris Vian introduced American culture to France in his two favorite forms: jazz and literature. Having never crossed the Atlantic, he invented an imaginary America where his own passions thrived while remaining a lucid defender of the United States’ enormous cultural contributions.