Autographs - Lot 265

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Autographs - Lot 265
Autographs CÉLINE (Louis-Ferdinand) Autograph letter to his friend Paul Chambrillon, a theater critic and food columnist, dated May 1, quoting Marlowe, an English playwright and contemporary of Shakespeare, A4 sheet, one written page (7 lines). Signed LD (Louis-Ferdinand Céline Destouche). Sheet torn along the fold. Louis-Ferdinand Auguste Destouches, known as Céline, is one of the most widely translated and read French writers in the world, second only to Marcel Proust. His work, however, is the subject of fierce controversy due to his hateful anti-Semitism. His distinctive writing, realism, and style have made him a highly influential writer, regarded as one of the greatest innovators of 20th-century literature; his magnificent novel *Journey to the End of the Night* (1932) was awarded the Prix Renaudot. Paul Chambrillon notably served as editor-in-chief of *Théâtre Magazine*. In addition to his numerous contributions to journals over several decades, he published several books. His name remains most closely associated with Louis-Ferdinand Céline, on whom he is considered one of the leading experts, and with his *Anthologie Céline*, a double CD accompanied by a booklet he co-authored with Jean d’Ormesson and Albert Zbinden, which brings together the bulk of the recordings he made during the lifetime of the author of *Journey to the End of the Night*.
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