num_pages: 112
description: This textbook series is ambitious in scope. It provides concise and lucid introductions to major works of world literature from classical antiquity to the twentieth century. It is not confined to any single literary tradition or genre, and will cumulatively form a substantial library of textbooks on some of the most important and widely read literary masterpieces. Each book is devoted to a single work and provides a close reading of that text, as well as a full account of its historical, cultural, and intellectual background, a discussion of its influence, and a guide to further reading. The contributors to the series, are given complete freedom in the choice of their critical method. Where the text is written in a language other than English, full account is taken of readers studying the text in English translation. While critical jargon is avoided, important technical terminology is fully explained, and thus this series will be genuinely accessible to students at all levels and to general readers. Journey to the End of the Night is a novel of savage, exultant misanthropy, full of cynical humour and of the blackest pessimism in respect of humanity. Its millions of readers across the world have admired it uneasily, dismayed by Celine's morbidity, yet fascinated by his virtuosity as a writer. In this detailed study, John Sturrock shows why that admiration is absolutely in order, and why this extraordinary work should be acknowledged as one of the chief literary landmarks of the twentieth century.
language: English
title: Journey to the End of the Night
titlecomplete: Journey to the End of the Night (Landmarks of World Literature)
characters: Madame Henrouille, Léon Robinson, Madelon, Parapine, Baryton, L'abbé Protiste, Molly, Sophie, Lola, Musyne, Bébert, Alcide, Ferdinand Bardamu
genres: 20th Century, Philosophy, French Literature, Novels, Literature, Roman, Classics, War, Fiction, France
ratings_count: 40423
places: Africa, The United States of America, France
series: Ferdinand Bardamu
awards: awardedAt: -1199203200000
name: Prix Renaudot, awardedAt: 1199174400000
name: Βραβείο Λογοτεχνικής Μετάφρασης ΕΚΕΜΕΛ
category: Γαλλόφωνη Λογοτεχνία
publisher: Cambridge University Press