I Spit on Your Graves
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| '''''J'irai cracher sur vos tombes''''' (Eng: ''I Spit On Your Graves'') is a [[1946]] French language novel by [[Boris Vian]] written under the pseudonym [[Vernon Sullivan]]. It was adapted to film by [[Michel Gast]] in [[1959]]. [[Radley Metzger]] bought the American the rights to this film [http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0052937/ imdb] and distributed it there from [[1963]] onwards. [[Miscegenation]], [[murder]] and [[revenge]] are the themes of this French crime drama set in the American south. The film score was written by [[Alain Goraguer]]. | '''''J'irai cracher sur vos tombes''''' (Eng: ''I Spit On Your Graves'') is a [[1946]] French language novel by [[Boris Vian]] written under the pseudonym [[Vernon Sullivan]]. It was adapted to film by [[Michel Gast]] in [[1959]]. [[Radley Metzger]] bought the American the rights to this film [http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0052937/ imdb] and distributed it there from [[1963]] onwards. [[Miscegenation]], [[murder]] and [[revenge]] are the themes of this French crime drama set in the American south. The film score was written by [[Alain Goraguer]]. | ||
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| + | The story, like the other stories that Vian has written under the Sullivan moniker, plays in the American South and describes the difficulties African-Americans face in their everyday lives, living with "whites". In this novel, Lee Anderson, an light-skinned African-American, leaves his native town after his brother was lynched and hanged because he was in love with a white woman. Once arrived in this other city, Lee becomes librarian and fraternizes with the local youngsters who crave for alcohol and sex. His goal is to avenge his brother. | ||
| - | '''''J'irai cracher sur vos tombes''''' est un roman de [[Boris Vian]], publié sous le [[pseudonyme]] de [[Vernon Sullivan]], paru pour la première fois en [[1946]] aux éditions Scorpion. Ce livre, comme plusieurs autres, a été d'abord édité sous le nom d'un certain Vernon Sullivan dont Vian se présentait comme le traducteur. | + | Different in style from other Vian novels, this story is more violent, rawer and most representative of the "Sullivan" series, in which Vian denounces the atmosphere of racism and the precarious situation of African Americans in the American South. |
| - | L'histoire, comme les autres histoires de Vian sous le pseudonyme de Sullivan, se déroule dans le sud des [[États-Unis d'Amérique]] et met en scène les difficultés des Noirs Américains dans leur vie quotidienne face aux Blancs. Dans ce roman, Lee Anderson, un homme noir mais à la peau blanche, quitte sa ville natale après la mort de son frère qui a été lynché et pendu parce qu'il était amoureux d'une blanche. Arrivé dans cette autre ville, Lee devient libraire et entre dans la petite bande locale de jeunes en manque d'alcool et de sexe. Son but est de venger la mort de son frère. | + | Shortly after its publication in 1949 the novel was banned because it was perceived as pornographic and immoral; Vian himself was convicted of "outrage aux bonnes mœurs" a French phrase ..... There was a version illustrated by [[Jean Boullet]]. The novel also exists in a [[bowlderize]]d version. |
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| - | Loin du style des autres romans de Vian, ce récit est le plus violent, le plus cru et le plus représentatif de la série "Sullivan" où Vian dénonce le [[racisme]] ambiant et la condition précaire des Noirs dans le sud des [[États-Unis d'Amérique|États-Unis]]. | + | |
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| - | Peu après sa parution, étant considéré comme pornographique et immoral, ce livre fut interdit (en 1949) et son auteur condamné pour outrage aux bonnes mœurs. Une édition illustrée par [[Jean Boullet]] a été publiée en 1947. | + | |
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| - | Il en existe une version édulcorée. | + | |
| ==Adaptation cinématographique== | ==Adaptation cinématographique== | ||
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J'irai cracher sur vos tombes (Eng: I Spit On Your Graves) is a 1946 French language novel by Boris Vian written under the pseudonym Vernon Sullivan. It was adapted to film by Michel Gast in 1959. Radley Metzger bought the American the rights to this film imdb and distributed it there from 1963 onwards. Miscegenation, murder and revenge are the themes of this French crime drama set in the American south. The film score was written by Alain Goraguer.
Plot
The story, like the other stories that Vian has written under the Sullivan moniker, plays in the American South and describes the difficulties African-Americans face in their everyday lives, living with "whites". In this novel, Lee Anderson, an light-skinned African-American, leaves his native town after his brother was lynched and hanged because he was in love with a white woman. Once arrived in this other city, Lee becomes librarian and fraternizes with the local youngsters who crave for alcohol and sex. His goal is to avenge his brother.
Different in style from other Vian novels, this story is more violent, rawer and most representative of the "Sullivan" series, in which Vian denounces the atmosphere of racism and the precarious situation of African Americans in the American South.
Shortly after its publication in 1949 the novel was banned because it was perceived as pornographic and immoral; Vian himself was convicted of "outrage aux bonnes mœurs" a French phrase ..... There was a version illustrated by Jean Boullet. The novel also exists in a bowlderized version.
Adaptation cinématographique
J'irai cracher sur vos tombes de Michel Gast (1959).
