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Louis Ferdinand Celine

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Key facts

Birth name Louis Ferdinand Auguste Destouches[1]
Born 27 May 1894, Courbevoie, France[1]
Died 1 July 1961[1]
Occupation Writer, physician[2]
Known for *Voyage au bout de la nuit*[3]

Louis-Ferdinand Céline was the pen name of Louis Ferdinand Auguste Destouches, a French writer and physician born in 1894 and died in 1961. He is best known for his novel *Voyage au bout de la nuit* and is also described as a polemicist, with antisemitism noted as a major reason for his notoriety.

Context

Louis-Ferdinand Céline was the pen name of Louis Ferdinand Auguste Destouches, a French writer and physician born in 1894 and died in 1961 [1]. He is best known for *Voyage au bout de la nuit* [3] and is also described as a novelist and polemicist [1]. Antisemitism is noted as a major reason for his notoriety [2].

Documented claims

  • Louis-Ferdinand Céline was the pen name of Louis Ferdinand Auguste Destouches. [1]
  • He is commonly identified as a novelist and polemicist. [1]
  • Antisemitism is noted as a major reason for his notoriety. [2]

Questions and answers

What is Céline's most famous book?

His most famous book is *Voyage au bout de la nuit* [3].

What was Louis-Ferdinand Céline's real name?

His real name was Louis Ferdinand Auguste Destouches [1].

When was Louis-Ferdinand Céline born and when did he die?

He was born on 27 May 1894 and died on 1 July 1961 [1].

Sources

  1. Louis Ferdinand Celine | Encyclopedia.com — encyclopedia.com (retrieved August 3, 2026)
  2. Louis-Ferdinand Celine | The Modern Novel — themodernnovel.org (retrieved August 3, 2026)
  3. The Ghosts of Celine: A Review of “Louis-Ferdinand Céline — newrepublic.com (retrieved August 3, 2026)

Sources last checked August 3, 2026. · More in People