Journey to the End of the Night
by Louis-Ferdinand Céline, Ralph Manheim, William T. Vollmann
Journey to the End of the Night by Louis-Ferdinand Céline, Ralph Manheim, William T. Vollmann holds a highly rated rating of 4.25 out of 5, based on 17.4K reader ratings. First published in 1932. The book spans 453 pages.
About Journey to the End of the Night
Louis-Ferdinand Celine's revulsion and anger at what he considered the idiocy and hypocrisy of society explodes from nearly every page of this novel. Filled with slang and obscenities and written in raw, colloquial language, Journey to the End of the Night is a literary symphony of violence, cruelty and obscene nihilism. This book shocked most critics when it was first published in France in 1932, but quickly became a success with the reading public in Europe, and later in America where it was first published by New Directions in 1952. The story of the improbable yet convincingly described travels of the petit-bourgeois (and largely autobiographical) antihero, Bardamu, from the trenches of World War I, to the African jungle, to New York and Detroit, and finally to life as a failed doctor in Paris, takes the readers by the scruff and hurtles them toward the novel's inevitable, sad conclusion.
| Detail | Value |
|---|---|
| Author | Louis-Ferdinand Céline, Ralph Manheim, William T. Vollmann |
| Published | 1932 |
| Pages | 453 |
| Genres | Fiction, Classics, Philosophy |
| Average Rating | 4.25 / 5.00 |
| Total Ratings | 17,388 |
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What genre is Journey to the End of the Night?
Journey to the End of the Night is categorized as Fiction, Classics, Philosophy. Its primary genre classification is Classics.
Is Journey to the End of the Night worth reading?
Based on 17.4K reader ratings, Journey to the End of the Night has an average score of 4.25 out of 5.00, which is considered "Highly Rated."
How many pages is Journey to the End of the Night?
Journey to the End of the Night has 453 pages.
Who wrote Journey to the End of the Night?
Journey to the End of the Night was written by Louis-Ferdinand Céline, Ralph Manheim, William T. Vollmann. It was first published in 1932.
What is the ISBN for Journey to the End of the Night?
The ISBN-13 for Journey to the End of the Night is 9780811216550.0.
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