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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 ...
- Novelist, pamphleteer, physician
- 1 July 1961 (aged 67), Meudon, France
- Louis Ferdinand Auguste Destouches, 27 May 1894, Courbevoie, France
- Lucette Destouches
Louis-Ferdinand Céline (born May 27, 1894, Courbevoie, near Paris, France—died July 1, 1961, Meudon) was a French writer and physician who, while admired for his talent, is better known for his anti-Semitism and misanthropy. Céline received his medical degree in 1924 and traveled extensively on medical missions for the League of Nations.
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Jun 15, 2022 · The opening passage—rats, head, corpse, and all—comes, unsurprisingly in its effect, though surprisingly in its existence, from Louis-Ferdinand Céline, whose newly discovered novel, “Guerre”...
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Louis Ferdinand Destouches, dit Louis-Ferdinand Céline Écouter, né le 27 mai 1894 à Courbevoie 1 et mort le 1 er juillet 1961 à Meudon, connu sous son nom de plume généralement abrégé en Céline 2, est un écrivain, médecin et collaborateur français.
- Louis Ferdinand Destouches
Louis-Ferdinand Céline, pen name of Dr. Louis-Ferdinand Destouches, is best known for his works Voyage au bout de la nuit (Journey to the End of the Night), and Mort à crédit (Death on the Installment Plan). His highly innovative writing style using Parisian vernacular, vulgarities, and intentionally peppering ellipses throughout the text ...
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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.
Jan 25, 2022 · The Ghosts of Céline. Is it possible to separate the celebrated novelist from the disgraced writer of fascist polemics? Roger Viollet/Getty Images. The French writer Louis-Ferdinand Céline in...
