Author: Louis-Ferdinand Celine; John Marks [trans.]
Title: Journey to the End of the Night
Description: London, Chatto & Windus, 1934 . First edition. Cloth. A smart first UK edition of Louis-Ferdinand Céline's semi-autobiographical novel about a young man in World War I, colonial Africa, the United States and the slums of Paris. The first UK edition, first impression. Initially published in the original French as 'Voyage au bout de la nuit' in 1932, this edition is translated into English by John Marks.A celebrated novel about a young Parisian medical student named Ferdinand Bardamu, who voluntarily enlists in the French army upon the outbreak of World War I.The novel won the Prix Renaudot in 1932 but divided critics due to the author's pessimistic depiction of the human condition In the publisher's original cloth binding. Bumping to back strip head and tail, with light rubbing to joints, and a touch of fading to back strip. Internally, firmly bound. Pages clean and bright, with only the odd spot to page perimeters. Very Good . Ill.: None. Very Good .

Keywords: Journey to the End of the Night Louis-Ferdinand Céline semi-autobiographical World War I Louis-Ferdinand Céline None


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