Celine Louis-Ferdinand:
Journey to the End of the Night
Translator: RalphManheim, Afterword by: William T.Vollmann
New Directions Publishing Corporation , 2006
Quality paperback, 453 pages
Size: 204x135 mm
ISBN: 9780811216548
ISBN-10: 0811216543
Louis-Ferdinand Celine
Louis-Ferdinand Celine (1894-1961) Was A French Writer And Doctor Whose Novels Are Antiheroic Visions Of Human Suffering. Accused Of Collaboration With The Nazis, Celine 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, Celine 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 Celine's Original French. William T. Vollmann (Afterword) Is The Author Of "The Atlas"
Ralph Manheim
Ralph Manheim (1907-1992) Was One Of The Great Translators Of The 20Th Century. He Translated The Works Of Gunter Grass, Bertoll Brecht, Louis-Ferdinand Celine, Hermann Hesse, Peter Handke, Novalis, And Martin Heidegger, Among Many Others. In 1982, Pen American Center Created An Award--The Ralph Manheim Medal For Translation--In His Name, Which Honors A Translator Whose Career Has Demonstrated A Commitment To Excellence Through The Body Of His Or Her Work.
William T. Vollmann
A Past Winner Of The Pen Center Usa West Award For Fiction, William T. Vollmann Is The Author Of "Poor People", Seven Novels, Three Collections Of Stories, And The Seven-Volume Critique Of Violence, "Rising Up And Rising Down". His Novel "Europe Central" Won The National Book Award. He Lives In Sacramento, California.
