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Louis Ferdinand Auguste Destouches (27 May 1894 – 1 July 1961), better known by the pen name Louis-Ferdinand Céline (/ s eɪ ˈ l iː n / say-LEEN, French: [lwi fɛʁdinɑ̃ selin] ⓘ), was a French novelist, polemicist, and physician.
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.
Jun 27, 2024 · 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.
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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).
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- July 1, 1961
- May 27, 1894
Jun 15, 2022 · Adam Gopnik writes about a newly discovered novel by Louis-Ferdinand Céline, “Guerre” or “War,” and the French author’s anti-Semitism, and experience in the First World War.
677 quotes from Louis-Ferdinand Céline: 'I have never voted in my life... I have always known and understood that the idiots are in a majority so it's certain they will win.', 'To hell with reality! I want to die in music, not in reason or in prose.
Louis-Ferdinand Céline’s most popular book is Journey to the End of the Night.
