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Publication date. 25 June 1954. Published in English. 2009. Pages. 376. Normance is a 1954 novel by the French writer Louis-Ferdinand Céline. The story is a fictionalised version of the author's experiences during the last parts of World War II, where he supported the Nazis.
Jul 12, 2009 · The last of Céline’s novels to be translated into English, “Normance” is now available in a vibrant version that captures the shattering reality of what it was like to live in Paris during...
Louis Ferdinand Auguste Destouches (27 May 1894 – 1 July 1961), better known by the pen name Louis-Ferdinand Céline ( / seɪˈliːn / say-LEEN, French: [lwi fɛʁdinɑ̃ selin] ⓘ ), was a French novelist, polemicist, and physician. His first novel Journey to the End of the Night (1932) won the Prix Renaudot but divided critics due to the ...
In Normance, Celine focuses on one day in April 1944, when the Allied forces bombed Paris, and he describes the sights and sounds of the destruction. you can't call it ugly . . . no! . . . even me, I'm no painter, but the colors are knocking me out! . . .
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Aug 28, 2009 · In Normance, the doctor turned writer returns to the theme of war, giving us unrelenting and dizzying account of the Allied bombing of Paris from April 21-22, 1944. For this reason, this not an easy book to read, even for the Céline fan.
May 5, 2009 · ISBN-13. 978-1564785251. See all details. The Amazon Book Review. Book recommendations, author interviews, editors' picks, and more. Read it now. Editorial Reviews. From Publishers Weekly. Céline, a doctor by trade, took the French literary world by storm in 1932 with Journey to the End of the Night.
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Books. Normance. Louis-Ferdinand Céline. Dalkey Archive Press, 2009 - World War, 1939-1945 - 371 pages. As the destruction of Paris grows more surreal, Ferdinand's invective against Jules follows...
