By Louis-Ferdinand Céline ∙ September 26, 2018
Louis-Ferdinand Céline was the pen name of Louis Ferdinand Auguste Destouches (27 May 1894 – 1 July 1961), a French novelist, pamphleteer and physician. His works influenced a broad array of literary figures, not only in France but also in the English-speaking world and elsewhere in the Western World; this includes authors associated with modernism, existentialism, black comedy and the Beat Generation. Céline's vocal support for the Axis powers during the Second World War and his authorship of antisemitic pamphlets has complicated his legacy as cultural icon.
Bibliographic information about this document: Louis-Ferdinand CÉLINE TRIFLES FOR A MASSACREOriginal : Bagatelles pour un massacre, 1937, Translation Copyright © 2006 EDITIONS DENOËL 19, RUE AMÉLIE 19
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