Jack vance

Jack Vance mastered his craft over more than sixty years, garnering awards including the Nebula, Edgar, two Hugos, and the 1997 SFWA Grandmaster. The stories in this collection were written through the early-mid period of his career, spanning twenty years from the early 50's on. Vance would dismiss his early work as juvenile, "gadget"-oriented, lacking subtlety and polish. Even so, these stories are hearty and entertaining. Vance's perception, imagination and eventful personal experience are all visible, staking the way for significant things to come. Extraterrestrials are difficult to portray, but Vance takes a swing with Phalid's Fate (1951), Nopalgarth (1966), and The Narrow Land (1967). Shape-Up and Crusade to Maxus are classic SF. The Augmented Agent and Milton Hack from Zodiac are intrigues, with recognizable prototypes of Magnus Ridolph and Miro Hetzel. The conflict between conservers and exploiters is a theme Vance would return to with Maske: Thaery and The Cadwal Chronicles. The Gift of Gab (1955) throws in a twist: the challenge to communicate with a non-human race having no language. Chateau d'If (1950) highlights the collection. Critics were divided on the merits of the story (originally published as New Bodies for Old) but agreed the atmosphere was the creation of a major talent. In a future city all needs are met, and the greatest threat is ennui. Seeking novelty, Roland Mario gets more than he bargained for when his mind is placed in the flaccid body of an unhealthy man, having an unhappy family and messy professional life. Inhabiting every uncomfortable aspect of the man's life, Mario determines to win back his own body. This won't be easy or quick, but he rolls up his sleeves, and the venture ultimately provides what Roland sought in the first place. In the end, he faces an unexpected choice. Chateau d'If and Other Stories is Volume 13 of the Spatterlight Press Signature Series. Released in the centenary of the author's birth, this handsome new collectionis based upon the prestigious Vance Integral Edition. Select volumes enjoyup-to-date maps, and many are graced with freshly-written forewords contributedby a distinguished group of authors. Each book bears a facsimile of theauthor's signature and a previously-unpublished photograph, chosen from family archives for the period the book was written. These uniquefeatures will be appreciated by all, from seasoned Vance collector to new reader sampling the spectrum of this author's influential work forthe first time. - John Vance II

Eight of these nine stories were published between 1951 and 1955, years when Jack Vance wrote for the pulp magazines. Even in this early work, the voice of the future SFWA Grandmaster may be heard. Jean Parlier is the first of Vance's strong female protagonists. Captivatingly amoral, Jean seeks her fortune in Abercrombie Station, providing a gravity-free paradise for the obese. In Cholwell's Chickens, she sets out (like Madouc, nearly 40 years later) to find her pedigree. Before Gold and Iron and Komeitk Lelianr-there was Lurulu, another gold-skinned Lekthwan. Sole survivor of a spaceship crash, The Golden Girl is stranded on Earth, only of her kind. She is lionized, f ted and courted by a fascinated public, but pines for home. Meet Miss Universe introduces 23 contestants from throughout the galaxy, some human, some monstrous. The winner will be judged by standards of beauty from her home world. She will choose her own prize, and the organizers must fulfill their obligation Alice Tynnott is The Insufferable Red-headed Daughter of Commander Tynnott, O. T. E. (originally published as Assault on a City). After spending the first seventeen years of her life on rural planets, Alice visits urban Earth; attractive and self-assured, her confidence inspires men to think she is naive and vulnerable-but this is not the case, and scoundrels will learn a memorable lesson. The Golden Girl and Other Stories is Volume 25 of the Spatterlight Press Signature Series. Released in the centenary of the author's birth, this handsome new collectionis based upon the prestigious Vance Integral Edition. Select volumes enjoyup-to-date maps, and many are graced with freshly-written forewords contributedby a distinguished group of authors. Each book bears a facsimile of theauthor's signature and a previously-unpublished photograph, chosen from family archives for the period the book was written. These uniquefeatures will be appreciated by all, from seasoned Vance collector to new reader sampling the spectrum of this author's influential work forthe first time. - John Vance II

Een nieuwsbericht over de aanstaande executie van Meester-Gifmenger Kakarsis Asm is voor Kirth Gersen het startpunt van de jacht op Duivelsprins Viole Falushe. Van Sarkovy, waar uit de meest onschuldige fauna en flora de dodelijkste giffen worden gewonnen, via de fabrieken van de slavenhalers op Murchison, voert Gersens speurtocht hem naar de Oude Aarde. In Rolingshaven ontmoet Gersen de waanzinnige dichter Navarth en diens jonge protegee, de even lieflijke als enigmatische Zan Zu van Eridu. De chaotische drinkebroer Navarth kent Viole Falushe van vroeger en heeft zo zijn eigen redenen om de Duivelsprins te haten. Gersen bedenkt een list om zich samen met Navarth en Zan Zu uit te laten nodigen voor een bezoek aan het Paleis van de Liefde, Falushe's legendarische lusthof op een geheime wereld in de Zelfkant. De Duivelsprins waart anoniem rond onder zijn gasten, en Gersen moet hem zien te identificeren vooraleer Zan Zu het slachtoffer wordt van Falasha's obsessie... Het Paleis van de Liefde is het derde boek van de vijfdelige Duivelsprinsen reeks, waarin Kirth Gersen een voor een met zijn aartsvijanden afrekent. Het Paleis van de Liefde is deel 40 van Het Verzameld Werk van Jack Vance, uitgegeven door Spatterlight. Omslagillustratie: David Russell. Deze vertaling van Warner Flamen verscheen eerder bij Meulenhoff, Amsterdam 1973. De tekst van de Spatterlight editie is op diverse punten gecorrigeerd en aangepast aan de hedendaagse spelling.

POD 01 The World-Thinker and Other StoriesThis volume might have been titled "The Early Jack Vance", as it features stories from the first dozen years of Vance's career, when his major outlet was pulp magazines. In these stories, Vance already displays the lively imagination and mastery of the English language that came to characterize his entire career. Among the fifteen stories are these: The World-Thinker, Vance's first published story, features two types who would recur often in Vance's writing: the assured and competent hero, and the feisty, equally-competent heroine. They deal with an entity who, like Vance himself, creates fully-formed worlds at will. I'll Build Your Dream Castle is the first occurrence of a theme that also would appear again: the tension between those who buy and those who sell; in this case, houses. DP was written shortly after World War II, when refugees and victims of the carnage and upheaval were constantly in the news. Here, the 'displaced persons' are a hominid species driven from their homes by geological catastrophe. Seven Exits from Bocz is also informed by the horrors of the second War. The Foreword to this volume is written by Vance scholar David B. Williams, who presents a thorough overview of Vance's entire career, from the promising beginnings presented here, to the masterpieces that would earn him the SFWA Grandmaster award in 1997 and a place in the Science Fiction Hall of Fame. The World-Thinker and Other Stories is Volume 1 of the Spatterlight Press Signature Series. Released in the centenary of the author's birth, this handsome new collectionis based upon the prestigious Vance Integral Edition. Select volumes enjoyup-to-date maps, and many are graced with freshly-written forewords contributedby a distinguished group of authors. Each book bears a facsimile of theauthor's signature and a previously-unpublished photograph, chosen from family archives for the period the book was written. These uniquefeatures will be appreciated by all, from seasoned Vance collector to new reader sampling the spectrum of this author's influential work forthe first time. - John Vance II

This collection of early work contains thirteen stories written during Jack Vance's apprenticeship in the pulp magazine era of the late 40s and early 50s, including: The Potters of Firsk (1950), where wondrous artifacts are crafted using lime from the bones of the dead-and occasionally, the living. Parapsyche (1958), reminiscent of one of Vance's California-based mysteries, deals with the paranormal. Don Berwick studies mediums who communicate with the dead, but has an enemy in his fanatical evangelist brother-in-law, Hugh Bronny. Sail 25 (1962) introduces Henry Belt, who trains cadets for work in space. In a light-sail driven craft, cadets are expected to demonstrate their abilities by navigating to Mars and back. If things go wrong, Belt is locked in his cabin drinking whisky, and won't help-because he expects to die in space These stories demonstrate the range of Vance's imagination, and the stylistic gifts which would bring him the SFWA Grandmaster award in 1997, and a place in the Science Fiction Hall of Fame. Sail 25 and Other Stories is Volume 6 of the Spatterlight Press Signature Series. Released in the centenary of the author's birth, this handsome new collectionis based upon the prestigious Vance Integral Edition. Select volumes enjoyup-to-date maps, and many are graced with freshly-written forewords contributedby a distinguished group of authors. Each book bears a facsimile of theauthor's signature and a previously-unpublished photograph, chosen from family archives for the period the book was written. These uniquefeatures will be appreciated by all, from seasoned Vance collector to new reader sampling the spectrum of this author's influential work forthe first time. - John Vance II

Zestien jaar geleden werd het slaperige Californische dorpje Marblestone opgeschrikt door de brutale moord op de jonge Tissie McAllister. De sociaal onhandige Ausley Wyett houdt zijn onschuld vol, maar heeft alle schijn tegen zich en heeft geen alibi. Ausley krijgt levenslang en zit zijn straf uit in de San Quentin gevangenis. Wanneer hij voorwaardelijk vrijkomt, keert Ausley terug naar de ouderlijke ranch in Marblestone, tot ongeloof en ongenoegen van de lokale bevolking. Ongenoegen dat weldra omslaat in vijandigheid als Ausley een brief stuurt naar elk van de vijf mannen die op het proces tegen hem getuigden, met de vraag hoe ze hem denken te compenseren voor het geleden ongemak. En dan vallen er doden. Een reeks fatale ongelukken. Of lijkt dat maar zo? Plaatsvervangend sheriff Joe Bain moet de waarheid zien te achterhalen voordat Ausley gelyncht wordt door boze dorpsbewoners. En ook voor de verkiezingen waarin hij het voor het ambt van Sheriff moet opnemen tegen de gladde jonge advocaat Lee Gervase, die grootse plannen heeft om de hele regio te moderniseren. De Fox Valley Moorden is het eerste van de twee Joe Bain moordmysteries waarin Grootmeester Jack Vance ons in de hem kenmerkende stijl meeneemt naar het landelijke Californi van zijn jeugd. De Fox Valley Moorden is deel 21 van Het Verzameld Werk van Jack Vance, uitgegeven door Spatterlight. Omslagillustratie: Howard Kistler. Deze vertaling van Karin Langeveld is de eerste Nederlandse editie van het in 1966 bij Bobbs-Merrill uitgegeven The Fox Valley Murders. De vertaling is gebaseerd op de gerestaureerde tekst van de Vance Integral Edition.

Situ e dans la baie de San Francisco au large de Monterey, l' le aux Oiseaux est un endroit idyllique avec ses plages, ses criques, ses collines rocheuses et son vieil h tel pittoresque. Justement, cet h tel est un peu trop vieux, et son propri taire, Mr Coves, doit se r soudre vendre des parcelles de son le afin de financer sa r novation et son agrandissement. Mais on ne choisit pas toujours ses acheteurs, et c'est une faune bien trange qui d barque sur l' le: un vieux trappeur de l'Alaska chasseur de baleines, un photographe amateur de nus artistiques, un repris de justice la mine patibulaire, un jeune po te sp cialis dans les cartes de voeux, sans oublier un explorateur accompagn de son babouin familier et un chat qui adore le fromage... C'en est bien fini de la tranquillit sur l' le aux Oiseaux Jack Vance nous livre ici une com die sur fond d'intrigue polici re, fortement teint e d'humour la P. G. Wodehouse, qui il vouait une admiration sans bornes. Ce roman conclut la s rie des Myst res in dits de Jack Vance, six romans policiers du ma tre qui n'avaient jamais encore t traduits en fran ais, regrettable situation laquelle Spatterlight a heureusement rem di ...

In these early novellas SF Grand Master Jack Vance tells tales of fanaticism, interplanetary politics, intrigue and subterfuge, while displaying his trademark gifts for inventiveness, rich detail and colorful description. Son of the Tree - Joe, a young Earthman, finds himself stranded on Kyril, a planet of five billion peasants, two million Druids-and a great Tree. The Tree, worshipped by the Druids, towers twelve miles from root to ultimate bud, shouldering the clouds, wearing lightning like a tinsel wreath. Joe is swept up in a swirl of change, at the center of which is a potted plant - the Son of the Tree The Houses of Iszm - masters of botany for 200,000 years, the Iszic have developed strains of living houses, semi-intelligent organic units which need no crude additions such as furniture, plumbing or d cor, and can be grown for the price of seed - the solution to the housing needs of a galaxy The Iszic are protective of their lucrative monopoly, and when botanist Aile Farr of Earth arrives for a visit, he is under immediate suspicion of attempting to steal a female house. So begins a cat-and-mouse game between the graceful, unfailingly courteous Iszic, and a determined man of Earth. Son of the Tree and The Houses of Iszm is Volume 8 of the Spatterlight Press Signature Series. Released in the centenary of the author's birth, this handsome new collectionis based upon the prestigious Vance Integral Edition. Select volumes enjoyup-to-date maps, and many are graced with freshly-written forewords contributedby a distinguished group of authors. Each book bears a facsimile of theauthor's signature and a previously-unpublished photograph, chosen from family archives for the period the book was written. These uniquefeatures will be appreciated by all, from seasoned Vance collector to new reader sampling the spectrum of this author's influential work forthe first time. - John Vance II

With his silver hair, neat goatee and fastidious habits, elderly mathematician Magnus Ridolph doesn't look like the mercenary detective, troubleshooter and rascal that he is. In these ten stories, Magnus Ridolph accepts a variety of baffling assignments, from halting the tribal warfare of the Kokod warriors, to solving the mystery of exploding cans of sardines imported from Chandaria. His wits and unusual methods bring each to a surprising conclusion Written between 1948 and 1957, the tales in this book establish Magnus Ridolph as a memorably spry and resourceful troubleshooter with nerves of steel-and a knack for getting the goods. Magnus Ridolph is Volume 2 of the Spatterlight Press Signature Series. Released in the centenary of the author's birth, this handsome new collectionis based upon the prestigious Vance Integral Edition. Select volumes enjoyup-to-date maps, and many are graced with freshly-written forewords contributedby a distinguished group of authors. Each book bears a facsimile of theauthor's signature and a previously-unpublished photograph, chosen from family archives for the period the book was written. These uniquefeatures will be appreciated by all, from seasoned Vance collector to new reader sampling the spectrum of this author's influential work forthe first time. - John Vance II

Chuck Musgrave takes a job doing charcoal sketches of Positano. His employer is Kex-a man for mischief, with no care for consequence. Chuck resembles James Hilfstone, a no-good who's been out of town for a while; for Kex it's a sport to send Chuck unknowing into the dense community of eccentric expats. Chuck takes a tumble down some stairs. Things really go downhill when Kex sends blackmail letters in Hilfstone's name. The pressure is on, and it's more than some can take. Betty Dannister lives in a fortress-like house on the bluff, with steely father, unstable brother-and other family members. Prone to long walks in isolated uplands, the quirky blonde clearly has a lot on her mind. Chuck is smitten; when the Hilfstone gag threatens Betty, he acts-and uncovers a disturbing situation. SF Grandmaster Jack Vance spun most of his yarns in realms of far-off time and space, with a style to make unusual settings and events feel familiar and immediate. Bringing his talent to the mystery genre, his novels are sublimely atmospheric, written with firsthand knowledge of period and locale. Set in the scenic Amalfi region in the 1950s, Strange People, Queer Notions shines a light on tangles of conduct and emotional conflict, in Vance's most psychologically involved work. Strange People, Queer Notions is Volume 15 of the Spatterlight Press Signature Series. Released in the centenary of the author's birth, this handsome new collectionis based upon the prestigious Vance Integral Edition. Select volumes enjoyup-to-date maps, and many are graced with freshly-written forewords contributedby a distinguished group of authors. Each book bears a facsimile of theauthor's signature and a previously-unpublished photograph, chosen from family archives for the period the book was written. These uniquefeatures will be appreciated by all, from seasoned Vance collector to new reader sampling the spectrum of this author's influential work forthe first time. - John Vance II

Graduate researcher Luke Royce lives quietly on Tahiti, until he's run off a cliff and left for dead. Circumstances are confusing, and evidence sparse-but a plot becomes clear during an eventful voyage to the Marquesas. Luke must reach his wealthy cousin Brady before more of his family are killed. He will confront a murderer-and accomplices-after a fateful feast on the beach at Hiva Oa. SF Grandmaster Jack Vance spun most of his yarns in realms of far-off time and space, with a style to make unusual settings and events feel familiar and immediate. Bringing his talent to the mystery genre, his novels are sublimely atmospheric, written with firsthand knowledge of period and locale. The Deadly Isles delivers a fast-moving plot, swept with the ambience of picturesque French Polynesia in the 1960s. The Deadly Isles is Volume 24 of the Spatterlight Press Signature Series. Released in the centenary of the author's birth, this handsome new collectionis based upon the prestigious Vance Integral Edition. Select volumes enjoyup-to-date maps, and many are graced with freshly-written forewords contributedby a distinguished group of authors. Each book bears a facsimile of theauthor's signature and a previously-unpublished photograph, chosen from family archives for the period the book was written. These uniquefeatures will be appreciated by all, from seasoned Vance collector to new reader sampling the spectrum of this author's influential work forthe first time. - John Vance II

Wanneer hij een mysterieuze opdracht aanneemt voor de IPCC, komt Kirth Gersen bij toeval oog in oog te staan met Kokor Hekkus, de grillige Duivelsprins die bekend staat als 'de moordmachine'. Hekkus weet te ontkomen. Maar nu is Gersen hem op het spoor, vastbesloten hem te laten boeten voor zijn aandeel in de historische overval op Fraaibergen. Er is maar weinig bekend over Kokor Hekkus: hij zou een eeuwenoude hormagaunt zijn; hij zou afkomstig zijn van de mythische planeet Thamber, waarvan niemand meer de locatie kent. n hij is gefascineerd door complexe mechanismen, zoals de gruwelijke mechanische beul waaraan hij zijn bijnaam te danken heeft. Gersen slaagt erin Hekkus' plannen flink te dwarsbomen, en bedenkt een vernuftige list om de Duivelsprins uit de tent te lokken en het legendarische Thamber op te sporen... De Moordmachine is het tweede boek van de vijfdelige Duivelsprinsen reeks, waarin Kirth Gersen een voor een met zijn aartsvijanden afrekent. De Moordmachine is deel 39 van Het Verzameld Werk van Jack Vance, uitgegeven door Spatterlight. Omslagillustratie: David Russell. Deze vertaling van Warner Flamen verscheen eerder bij Meulenhoff, Amsterdam 1970. De tekst van de Spatterlight editie is op diverse punten gecorrigeerd en aangepast aan de hedendaagse spelling.

Paul Gunther est un jeune homme branch . Grand amateur de jazz, de jolies filles, de belles voitures et de bon whisky, il fr quente assid ment les soir es o se retrouvent beatniks, musiciens, artistes et tudiants de Berkeley. Le jour, il est assistant social dans West Oakland, un quartier majorit noire dont une bonne partie des habitants vivent des allocations - certains en fraudant. Or, un certain Mr Big fait justement chanter ces fraudeurs en mena ant de les d noncer. Paul est charg par son patron de tenter d'en savoir plus sur cette situation. Quelques jours plus tard, on le retrouve gorg dans une maison d labr e de Lily Street. Le lieutenant Shaw de la police d'Oakland est charg de l'enqu te. Qui est le myst rieux Mr Big ? Qui tait vraiment Paul ? Que faisait-il dans cette maison de Lily Street ? Shaw va avoir bien du mal d couvrir la v rit , car Noirs ou Blancs, tout le monde ment... Initialement publi e en 1983, la traduction fran aise de ce roman a t ici consid rablement remani e afin de la rendre plus conforme au style et au contenu de l'oeuvre originale.

Young Jaro Fath-his violent past shrouded in amnesia-is raised by adoptive parents to follow in their scholarly footsteps. Instead, driven by desire to learn his origins, Jaro becomes a spaceman and sets off on a voyage of self-discovery. His quest brings him to the decadent world Fader, whose proud but indolent upper class live in fear of bio-engineered slaves who cater to their every whim. On Fader, Jaro will confront the dire secret of his origin. - Matthew HughesNight Lamp is Volume 58 of the Spatterlight Press Signature Series. Released in the centenary of the author's birth, this handsome new collectionis based upon the prestigious Vance Integral Edition. Select volumes enjoyup-to-date maps, and many are graced with freshly-written forewords contributedby a distinguished group of authors. Each book bears a facsimile of theauthor's signature and a previously-unpublished photograph, chosen from family archives for the period the book was written. These uniquefeatures will be appreciated by all, from seasoned Vance collector to new reader sampling the spectrum of this author's influential work forthe first time.

Samuel Langtry stumbles on the secret of interstellar propulsion, and his offspring follow strands of humanity which leave Earth for far planets. Many generations later, earthly man is regarded as a less-developed subspecies of the race, after distant populations mutate and evolve on new worlds. Langtry's successors tyrannize people of Earth by rationing access to the drive technology, limiting freedom and access to resources. Paddy Blackthorn is a proud Irish brawler, a spirited outlaw affronted by the humiliation of his race-not averse to making a fortune for himself The Sons of Langtry carry bands of gold bearing information about the design, and these Paddy determines to steal, if it costs his life. He would not survive long without the cool wits and intelligence of dark-haired Fay Bursill, special Earth Agent. From planet to planet, Paddy and Fay seek the design, evading capture, and torture in the hideous Koton nerve-suits. On planet Koto, their luck runs out. The Rapparee was first published in 1950 as The Five Gold Bands, and in 1953 as The Space Pirate. The Rapparee is Volume 3 of the Spatterlight Press Signature Series. Released in the centenary of the author's birth, this handsome new collectionis based upon the prestigious Vance Integral Edition. Select volumes enjoyup-to-date maps, and many are graced with freshly-written forewords contributedby a distinguished group of authors. Each book bears a facsimile of theauthor's signature and a previously-unpublished photograph, chosen from family archives for the period the book was written. These uniquefeatures will be appreciated by all, from seasoned Vance collector to new reader sampling the spectrum of this author's influential work forthe first time. - John Vance II

Myron Tany captains a space yacht owned by his flamboyant great-aunt on an interstellar hunt for a clinic rumored to restore youth. A disagreement with Dame Hester leaves Myron stranded on a distant planet, and he signs on as crew aboard the tramp freighter Glicca. With Captain Maloof, Chief Steward Wingo, and Engineer Fay Schwatzendale, Myron travels the exotic worlds of the Gaean Reach. Jack Vance shapes a picaresque tale of adventure, romance, humor, and youth's eternal yearning to see the wonders that lie beyond the horizon.- Matthew HughesPorts of Call is Volume 59 of the Spatterlight Press Signature Series, and the first half of the Ports of Call / Lurulu sequence. Released in the centenary of the author's birth, this handsome new collection is based upon the prestigious Vance Integral Edition. Select volumes enjoy up-to-date maps, and many are graced with freshly-written forewords contributed by a distinguished group of authors. Each book bears a facsimile of the author's signature and a previously-unpublished photograph, chosen from family archives for the period the book was written. These unique features will be appreciated by all, from seasoned Vance collector to new reader sampling the spectrum of this author's influential work for the first time.- John Vance II

Following Ports of Call, Myron Tany continues his picaresque wanderings as supercargo on the space freighter Glicca. Traveling world to world, Myron encounters unexpected delights and perils among the peculiar civilizations of the Gaean Reach, and among the pilgrims and mountebanks who take passage aboard the ship. SF Grandmaster Jack Vance's last novel, Lurulu is lyrical testimonial to a simple truth: most important in a voyage is what happens along the way.- Matthew HughesLurulu is Volume 60 of the Spatterlight Press Signature Series, second book in the Ports of Call / Lurulu sequence, and the last novel written by SF Grandmaster Jack Vance. Released in the centenary of the author's birth, this handsome new collectionis based upon the prestigious Vance Integral Edition. Select volumes enjoyup-to-date maps, and many are graced with freshly-written forewords contributedby a distinguished group of authors. Each book bears a facsimile of theauthor's signature and a previously-unpublished photograph, chosen from family archives for the period the book was written. These uniquefeatures will be appreciated by all, from seasoned Vance collector to new reader sampling the spectrum of this author's influential work forthe first time.- John Vance II

Fille d'un couple de missionnaires au Japon, Luellen, g e de huit ans, se retrouve orpheline la fin de la guerre. Elle est recueillie San Francisco par son odieuse tante Flora et son gentil oncle Maurice - qui se montre quand m me un petit peu trop affectueux... Quant ses deux cousins, il est difficile d'imaginer plus b tes et m chants. La petite Lulu en viendrait presque regretter le camp de concentration japonais o elle a s journ ... De tragiques circonstances lui valent d' tre injustement accus e de meurtre et enferm e dans un centre de r ducation jusqu' sa majorit . Quand elle en sort, elle est bien d cid e se venger de ceux qui lui ont g ch sa jeunesse, et d ploie pour cela des tr sors d'inventivit . Oui, vraiment, une bien m chante fille... Initialement publi e sous le titre Professeur Poltron, puis r dit e sous le titre M chante Fille, la traduction fran aise de ce roman a t ici consid rablement remani e afin de la rendre plus conforme au style et au contenu de l'oeuvre originale.