Prix Renaudot (Prix Théophraste-Renaudot)
1 appearances
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Edition 7 (1932) Winner
Louis-Ferdinand Céline
ルイ＝フェルディナン・セリーン
Rui-Ferudinān Serīnu
Aliases:
Louis Ferdinand Auguste Destouches
Pen Names:
Louis-Ferdinand Céline（Pen name as novelist）
Profile
- Gender
- Male
- Born
- 1894-05-27 （Courbevoie）
- Died
- 1961-07-01 （Meudon） age 67
- Nationality
- France
- Languages
- French, English, German
- Residence History
- Paris suburbs (Courbevoie) → Rennes → Paris (Clichy, Montmartre) → Geneva → Meudon
Career
- Occupations
- novelist, physician, polemicist
- Active Years
- 1932-1961
- Influenced By
- James Joyce
- Influenced
- Samuel Beckett, Günter Grass
- Nominations
- Prix Goncourt nominee (1932)
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| University of Rennes | Medical Faculty | Medicine | MD | 1920 | France |
| University of Paris | Medical Faculty | Medicine | 博士号 | 1923-1924 | France |
University of Rennes
Medical Faculty
/ Medicine
Degree:
MD
Period:
1920
Year of Graduation:
1920
Country:
France
Enrolled in medical school
University of Paris
Medical Faculty
/ Medicine
Degree:
博士号
Period:
1923-1924
Year of Graduation:
1924
Country:
France
Graduated with thesis on Semmelweis
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1932 | Prix Renaudot | Journey to the End of the Night | — | Prix Renaudot Committee | winner |
| 1914 | Médaille militaire | Bravery in World War I | — | French Army | recipient |
Prix Renaudot
1932
Work:
Journey to the End of the Night
Organization:
Prix Renaudot Committee
Result:
winner
Médaille militaire
1914
Work:
Bravery in World War I
Organization:
French Army
Result:
recipient
Awards & Nominations
Works
Major Works
Journey to the End of the Night
1932 NovelProtagonist's despairing journey through WWI, colonial Africa, and America, pessimistic depiction of human condition.
Futility of warHuman sufferingAnti-colonialism
Translations
- English translation by Ralph Manheim
Bibliography
- Voyage au bout de la nuit (1932)
- Mort à crédit (1936)
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- Working-class spoken FrenchExtensive ellipses and exclamation marksRhythmic 'little music'
- Recurring Motifs
- Horror of warPessimism of human fateDeath and disintegration
Health
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Chronic headaches and tinnitus1914-生涯Lifelong pain, influenced writing
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Aneurysm rupture1961Cause of death
Legacy
One of 20th-century France's greatest novelists, controversial due to antisemitism and Nazi collaboration. Influential innovative style.
Archives
- Meudon house
In Popular Culture
- Major literary influence, parodies and homages
Quotes
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'There are two ways of telling stories: the classic way... and the other way, descending into intimacy.'
Source: On style
Trivia
- Wounded in right arm in WWI, awarded médaille militaire
- Worked for Rockefeller Foundation on TB education
- League of Nations experience
- Exiled to Denmark due to antisemitic pamphlets