The Life of Celine
A Critical Biography
1st Edition
Published on 1. November 1998
Book
Hardback
400 pages
978-0-631-17615-2 (ISBN)
Description
This invaluable book not only assesses the life and work of one of Europe's most important and innovative writers, it also casts revealing light on crucial areas of French cultural, social, and political history.
Reviews / Votes
"Throughout his excellent, comprehensively documented critical biography, the best yet available in English, Hewitt contextualises his subject expertly." Times Higher Education Supplement"Taking advantage of recent biographies written in French and of newly available materials, Hewitt skilfully uses - and, at time, abuses - the available sources. At its best, Hewitt's clear and understandable prose takes the reader inside Celine's novel. He points out what to look for, explains what is important, and makes interesting connections." Choice
"Very elegantly written book, which is also an intriguing presentation of French social and political life in the closing years of the nineteenth century and the first two-thirds of the twentieth." MLR
More details
Series
Language
English
Place of publication
Hoboken
United Kingdom
Publishing group
John Wiley and Sons Ltd
Target group
College/higher education
Professional and scholarly
Dimensions
Height: 236 mm
Width: 160 mm
Thickness: 33 mm
Weight
689 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-631-17615-2 (9780631176152)
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Person
Nicholas Hewitt is Professor of French at the University of Nottingham, and has taught previously at the universities of Hull, Southampton and Warwick. He has written widely on French literary and cultural history from the end of the First World War to the 1960s, including studies on Troyat, French interwar "malaise", Celine, and the postwar French literary Right.
Content
List of Illustrations. Preface.
1. A Parisian Childhood.
2. National Service: The Army and the Colonies.
3. The Student of Medicine.
4. The League of Nations.
5. Clichy and Montmartre.
6. Voyage au bout de la nuit.
7. The 'House of Literature'.
8. 1936.
9. Anti-Semitism.
10. Phoney War.
11. The Occupation.
12. Exile.
13. Meudon.
Conclusion.
Notes.
Bibliography.
Index.
1. A Parisian Childhood.
2. National Service: The Army and the Colonies.
3. The Student of Medicine.
4. The League of Nations.
5. Clichy and Montmartre.
6. Voyage au bout de la nuit.
7. The 'House of Literature'.
8. 1936.
9. Anti-Semitism.
10. Phoney War.
11. The Occupation.
12. Exile.
13. Meudon.
Conclusion.
Notes.
Bibliography.
Index.