Re: RARA-AVIS: Boris Vian's I SPIT ON YOUR GRAVES

Tosh (tosh@loop.com)
Mon, 14 Dec 1998 22:24:35 -0800 (PST) Yes, it is the same book & publisher. The original Vian translation was I
Shall Spit on Your Graves - but I thought it was too literal of a title -
too British sounding for an American book.

There are two films called I Spit... One is a quickie slasher film, which
I think may have nothing to do with the book. There is a French film
called I Spit on Your Grave(s), which is supposed to be horrible - but I
never seen it. In fact, Vian died while watching this film. His last
words were "what is this shit..".

The original french title of the book is: "J'irai cracher sur vos tombes."
The book has a very strange twisted history.

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Tosh Berman
TamTam Books
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