Later life and death Louis-Ferdinand Céline



drawing of louis-ferdinand céline


céline regained fame in later life trilogy of books described exile: castle castle, (describing fall of schloss sigmaringen), north , rigadoon.


following return exile lamented ruined reputation never voiced regret antisemitic works, rather preferring make additional statements of holocaust denial. declared white aryan christian civilization had ended stalingrad , in life had recognized jews exploiters.


he settled in meudon, visited several friends , artists, among them famous actress arletty. became famous among beat movement. both william s. burroughs , allen ginsberg – jewish – visited him in paris apartment during 1950s. céline died on 1 july 1961 of ruptured aneurysm, day after finishing rigadoon, , buried in small cemetery @ bas meudon (part of meudon in hauts-de-seine département). house burned down during night of 23 may 1968, destroying manuscripts, furniture , mementos, leaving parrot toto alive in adjacent aviary.








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