Louis-Ferdinand Céline - Guignol's Band - 1944

Rare original edition of March 15, 1944, of this superb work that transports us to London during the First World War through the eyes of a uprooted narrator, Ferdinand -

The narrative is marked by a vivid and chaotic style, characteristic of Céline, blending slang, irony and digressions that reinforce the sense of instability and the pervasive despair in the work -

The novel follows Ferdinand and a gallery of eccentric characters evolving in a world of scheming and survival, where the absurd and violence mingle with a certain form of disenchanted poetry. Céline depicts a sordid universe where the war is only background noise beside the small daily struggles of the marginalised and the outcasts -

Through this fractured narrative, Guignol’s Band extends the themes dear to Céline: exile, disillusionment and humanity in search of bearings in a brutal and grotesque world -

Louis-Ferdinand Céline - Guignol's Band - 1944 - Éditions Denoël -
348 pages

Good condition of the binding, paperback in its full soft cover edition, wear from use, a few minor defects on the cover, edges slightly worn, back with smooth spine, title in red and black, as well as the first face, text in two columns on the back panel -

Good interior condition, browning, superb double-page illustration on the half-title page, depicting the bows of a ship, tied to an odd female figure, a pleasant copy -

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