Louis-Ferdinand Céline

Louis-Ferdinand Céline was a pen name of Louis-Ferdinand Destouches (Courbevoie, 27 May 1894 – Meudon 1 July 1961) was a French writer and physician. Céline was his grandmother's first name. He is thought to be one of the most important writers of the twentieth century. He created a new style of writing that modernized both French and world literature. His most famous work is Journey to the End of the Night. He is a controversial person because of his anti-Semitic pamphlets. He was married to dancer Lucette Destouches.

 Works 

 1932: Journey to the End of the Night (Voyage au bout de la nuit)
 1936: Death on Credit  (Mort à crédit)
 1936: Mea Culpa 
 1937: Trifles for a Massacre (Bagatelles pour un massacre 
 1938: School for Corpses (L'École des cadavres), 
 1941: A Nice Mess (Les Beaux Draps)
 1944: Guignol's Band
 1949: Cannon-fodder (Casse-pipe) 1949
 1952: Fable for Another Time (Féerie pour une autre fois) 
 1954: Normance: Fable for Another Time II (Normance - Féerie pour une autre fois II) 
 1955: Conversations with Professor Y (Entretiens avec le Professeur Y) 
 1957: Castle to castle (D'un château l'autre), 
 1960: North (Nord)
 1964: London Bridge: Guignol's Band II (Le Pont de Londres − Guignol's band II
 1969: Rigadoon (Rigodon)

Category:1894 births
Category:1961 deaths
Category:French novelists
Category:French physicians
Category:Writers from Hauts-de-Seine
Category:People from Courbevoie