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by Louis-Ferdinand Celine (Author) "Here we are, alone again ..." (more)
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  • Paperback: 592 pages
  • Publisher: W. W. Norton & Co.; New e. edition (1 Feb 1971)
  • Language English
  • ISBN-10: 0811200175
  • ISBN-13: 978-0811200172
  • Product Dimensions: 19.8 x 13.2 x 3.8 cm
  • Average Customer Review: 4.8 out of 5 stars See all reviews (5 customer reviews)
  • Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 204,374 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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5.0 out of 5 stars A trial-by-fire read; an illuminating book., 29 April 1998
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Though not as consistent as "journey to the End of the NIght", "Death..." is where Celine perfects his style, a scattershot volley of sincere human emotion. "Sincere" is the right word; Celine never wrote a line that approached the glibness and superficiality of postmodern writing, and yet his best work (though most of it was written in the 1930s) continues to erode the facade of lies that the 20th century has erected over reality. His passages on a childhood filled with with petty soulessness ring true even in our time, and his never wavering cynicism reveals his most subtle quality; compassion, or, more accurately, an empathy for those who do not fit and yet struggle to live the best life they can under the immutable, spirit-crushing reality thay are born into. In a few words, a transcripted nightmare we all share. A wothy companion to "Journey", although its long-windedness makes it salighty inferior. And that's still a high compliment. Read "Journey" first, then settle down with "Death." Highly recommended for a rainy, raw day.
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5.0 out of 5 stars K. Vonneguts plagurism, 30 April 1998
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First a comment. This is without a doubt THE funniest book I ever read...some passages caught me by surprise and made me laugh out loud at inopportune moments. After I read this book all other authors seemed retarded. I stopped reading anything for a year or so...it seemed so pointless.
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4.0 out of 5 stars Céline, dancing through his life, whith a humming in his ear, 20 Jan 1998
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A constant humming in his ear (an old warwound from the First Worldwar...) drove Céline mad, as he says... Keeping him out if his sleep, painting his look on the world black and dark... A black comediant who spares no one: his father, his mother, the everyman on the streets of Paris in his days... This book is a constant "dance" through Célines overwhelming life... "Mister Céline," a journalist asked him once, "have you ever been happy?" - "No, goddammit, never!" he screamed... But it's darn funny to read...
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