It’s nearly fifty years since the death of one of France’s greatest 20th century novelists: Louis Ferdinand Auguste Destouches, more commonly known under his nom de plume, Louis-Ferdinand Céline. And yet there will be no officially sanctioned celebration for the author of Journey to the End of the Night and North. It has been decided by the Culture Minister, after strong protests from France’s Jewish community, that Céline will not be commemorated in the official French cultural celebrations for 2011.
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