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 American the rights to this film and distributed it in the USA from [[1963]] onwards | + | '''''J'irai cracher sur vos tombes''''' (Eng: ''I Spit On Your Graves'') is a [[1946]] French novel by [[Boris Vian]] written under the pseudonym [[Vernon Sullivan]]. It was [[J'irai cracher sur vos tombes (film)|adapted to film]] by [[Michel Gast]] in [[1959]] and was distributed in the United States by [[Radley Metzger]]. [[Miscegenation]], [[racism]] [[murder]] and [[revenge]] are the themes of this French crime drama set in the [[American South]]. |
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| + | The story, like the other stories that Vian wrote under the "Sullivan" [[moniker]], is set in the American South and describes the difficulties [[African American]]s face in their daily lives with "whites". In this novel, Lee Anderson, a [[white negro|light-skinned African-American]], leaves his native town after his brother was [[lynched]] and [[hanged]] because he was [[Miscegenation|in love with]] [[white people|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' living conditions 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) [[Banned books|the novel was banne]]d because it was perceived as [[pornographic]] and [[immoral]]; Vian himself was convicted of "[[outrage aux bonnes mœurs]]" a French phrase meaning [[Public morality|outrage to public morality]] or "an insult to public decency. (see [[Censorship in France]]) There was a 1947 illustrated version by [[Jean Boullet]]. The novel also exists in a [[bowlderize]]d version. |
| - | 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]]. | + | ==Similar fiction== |
| - | + | *''[[The Intruder (1962 film)]]'' | |
| - | 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. | + | |
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| - | ==Adaptation cinématographique== | + | |
| - | ''[[J'irai cracher sur vos tombes (film)|J'irai cracher sur vos tombes]]'' de [[Michel Gast]] ([[1959]]). | + | |
| - | + | ==See als== | |
| + | *[[French literature after World War II]] | ||
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J'irai cracher sur vos tombes (Eng: I Spit On Your Graves) is a 1946 French novel by Boris Vian written under the pseudonym Vernon Sullivan. It was adapted to film by Michel Gast in 1959 and was distributed in the United States by Radley Metzger. Miscegenation, racism murder and revenge are the themes of this French crime drama set in the American South.
Plot
The story, like the other stories that Vian wrote under the "Sullivan" moniker, is set in the American South and describes the difficulties African Americans face in their daily lives with "whites". In this novel, Lee Anderson, a 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' living conditions 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 meaning outrage to public morality or "an insult to public decency. (see Censorship in France) There was a 1947 illustrated version by Jean Boullet. The novel also exists in a bowlderized version.
Similar fiction
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