Guignol's Band
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| Author | Louis-Ferdinand Céline |
|---|---|
| Translator | Bernard Frechtman Jack T. Nile |
| Cover artist | Wendy Des Moulins (pictured) |
| Language | French |
| Publisher | Éditions Denoël |
Publication date | April 1944 |
| Publication place | France |
Published in English | 1954 (New Directions(US), Vision Press (UK) |
| Pages | 348 |
Guignol's Bandis a 1944 novel by the French writerLouis-Ferdinand Céline.Set in the mid 1910s, the narrative revolves around Ferdinand, an invalided FrenchWorld War Iveteran who lives in exile in London, and follows his small businesses and interacting with prostitutes. It was followed by a sequel,London Bridge: Guignol's Band II,published posthumously in 1964.
Writing process
[edit]Louis-Ferdinand Célinespent a number of months in London after an injury inWorld War I,and the novel bears some autobiographical elements from that time. The French literature scholar Merlin Thomas wrote in his biography on Céline: "In the chronology of Céline's life as seen through the novels,Guignol's Bandshould be a massive insert inVoyage,coming immediately before the African section of that work. "[1]
Publication
[edit]The novel was first published byÉditions Denoëlin April 1944 and received very little attention; Céline was highly unpopular at the time, due to his outspoken anti-Semitic stance in combination with the ongoingWorld War II.It was republished byÉditions Gallimardin 1952, and again did not receive much notice.[2]In 1954 it was published in English.
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- Notes
- ^Thomas 1979,p. 185
- ^Thomas 1979,p. 184
- Bibliography
- Thomas, Merlin (1979).Louis-Ferdinand Céline.New York City:New Directions Publishing.pp. 184–185.ISBN0-8112-0754-4.
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