Louis-Ferdinand Celine
Louis-Ferdinand Celine (1894-1961) was a French writer and doctor whose novels are antiheroic visions of human suffering. Accused of collaboration with the Nazis, Celine fled France in 1944 first to Germany and then to Denmark. Condemned by default (1950) in France to one year of imprisonment and declared a national disgrace, Celine returned to France after his pardon in 1951, where he continued to write until his death. Translator Ralph Manheim's widely-praised 1983 translation captures the sav
Louis-Ferdinand Celine (1894-1961) was a French writer and doctor whose novels are antiheroic visions of human suffering. Accused of collaboration with the Nazis, Celine fled France in 1944 first to Germany and then to Denmark. Condemned by default (1950) in France to one year of imprisonment and declared a national disgrace, Celine returned to France after his pardon in 1951, where he continued to write until his death. Translator Ralph Manheim's widely-praised 1983 translation captures the sav See less
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Journey to the End of the Night
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Journey to the End of the Night
But will the night really end?
After Celine, whose insight into the void is almost musical, there isn't much to say about the meaning of life. But just saying anything about it won't do, you haven't really grasped the point of it ... Read More
