Foam of the Daze

Vian's novel is an assortment of bittersweet romance, absurdity, and the frailty of life. Foam of the Daze is a nimble-fingered masterpiece that is both witty and incredibly moving. It is a story of a wealthy young man Colin and the love of his life Chloe, who develops a water lily in her lung.

The supporting cast includes Chick, an obsessive collector of noted philosopher Jean-Sol Partre's books and stained pants, and Nicolas, who is a combination of P.G. Wodehouse's fictional butler Jeeves and the Green Hornet's Kato. The book's soul is about the nature of life disappearing and loving things intensely as if making love on a live grenade!