November 2024 – The Foam of Days

What Miloš Čermák, journalist, writer, speaker, and passionate AI popularizer, says about the book.

Step into the world of "the most impressive love novel," where reality blends with dreamlike images. Boris Vian, a genius of French literature, takes you on a journey full of surreal beauty and chilling tragedy in his masterpiece Foam of the Days.
The main character Colin lives a carefree life surrounded by friends and luxury. His world is full of wonders: mice converse with the apartment’s inhabitants, hallways stretch and shrink according to moods, and the sun shines just as it should. When he meets the enchanting Chloé, it seems his happiness couldn’t be greater. Their love blossoms until a water lily takes root in Chloé’s lungs. As the illness progresses, their world begins to change. The apartment walls darken, things shrink, and the money Colin spends on treatment literally disappears before his eyes. Vian masterfully depicts how the illness devours not only Chloé but their entire world, transforming it from a colorful paradise into a gray nightmare.

Foam of the Days is not just a story about love and death. It is an ode to life in all its beauty and cruelty, told in a language that plays with images and words. Vian creates a unique literary experiment where absurdity highlights reality and fantasy reveals the deepest truths about the human condition.
Let yourself be carried away by this cult work that has enchanted readers for over half a century with its poetic beauty, playfulness, and profound message about the fleeting nature of happiness and the power of love. Foam of the Days is a book that will leave a mark on you as lasting as the scent of a flower that never existed.

Who is Miloš Čermák?

Miloš Čermák is a journalist, writer, speaker, and in recent years also a passionate AI popularizer. He regularly shares his insights from the world of media, technology, and society in his newsletter https://www.jednoprocento.cz/ and the podcast "Jedno procento Miloše Čermáka." He is also co-author of the popular "Čermák Staněk Comedy Podcast." Together with his wife Senta, he runs educational courses focused on the practical use of AI https://inspiruj.se/. He has written over 20 books, with his biggest hits being the bestseller "Půlkacíř" and the book "Alza."