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More copies of this ISBN:This title in other formats:Journey to the End of the Nightby Louis-Ferdinand Celine
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Upon publication in 1932, Journey to the End of the Night at once scandalized and invigorated French Literature, and has continued to influence authors of many nationalities to this day. It's the story of Bardamu, a man who continually finds himself at the mercy of some of the more brutal aspects of human nature. A truly compelling read, Journey is a thoroughly singular book that manages to be both satirical and touching. Synopses & ReviewsPublisher Comments:Louis-Ferdinand Celine's revulsion and anger at what he considered the idiocy and hypocrisy of society explodes from nearly every page of this novel. Filled with slang and obscenities and written in raw, colloquial language, Journey to the End of the Nightis a literary symphony of violence, cruelty and obscene nihilism. This book shocked most critics when it was first published in France in 1932, but quickly became a success with the reading public in Europe, and later in America where it was first published by New Directions in 1952. The story of the improbable yet convincingly described travels of the petit-bourgeois (and largely autobiographical) antihero, Bardamu, from the trenches of World War I, to the African jungle, to New York and Detroit, and finally to life as a failed doctor in Paris, takes the readers by the scruff and hurtles them toward the novel's inevitable, sad conclusion. Synopsis:The dark side of On the Road: instead of seeking kicks, the French narrator travels the globe to find an ever deeper disgust for life.
Synopsis:Originally published to shocked reviews in 1932 France, a scathing literary critique of what the writer believed to be the poor judgment and hypocrisy of society follows the travels of petit-bourgeois anti-hero Bardamu, from the trenches of World War I and the African jungle to America and Paris. About the AuthorLouis-Ferdinand Cline(1894-1961) was a French writer and doctor whose novels are antiheroic visions of human suffering. Accused of collaboration with the Nazis, Cline fled France in 1944 first to Germany and then to Denmark. Condemned by default (1950) in France to one year of imprisonment and declared a national disgrace, Cline returned to France after his pardon in 1951, where he continued to write until his death. Translator Ralph Manheim's widely-praised 1983 translation captures the savage energy of Cline's original French. Translator Ralph Manheim's widely-praised 1983 translation captures the savage energy of Cline's original French. William T. Vollmannis the author of The Atlas(winner of the 1997 PEN Center West Award), Seven Dreams: A Book of North American Landscapes, and Europe Central. His nonfiction includes Rising Up and Rising Downwhich was nominated for the National Book Critics Circle Award in 2003. What Our Readers Are SayingBe the first to add a comment for a chance to win!Product Details
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