Autographs - Lot 220

Autographs CÉLINE (Louis-Ferdinand) Autograph letter to his friend Paul Chambrillon, drama critic and food columnist, dated May 1, citing Marlowe, an English author who was a contemporary of Shakespeare, A4 sheet, one written page (7 lines). Signed LD (Louis-Ferdinand Céline Destouche). Sheet torn at fold. Louis-Ferdinand Auguste Destouches, Céline, is one of the most widely translated French writers in the world, after Marcel Proust. His work is, however, the subject of violent polemics due to his hateful anti-Semitism. Paul Chambrillon's distinctive writing style and realism made him one of the most important and innovative writers of the twentieth century; his marvellous novel Voyage au bout de la nuit (1932) was awarded the Prix Renaudot. Paul Chambrillon was editorial director of Théâtre Magazine. In addition to his many contributions to magazines over several decades, he published several books. Above all, his name remains attached to Louis-Ferdinand Céline, of whom he is considered one of the foremost specialists, and to his Anthologie Céline, a double CD which is complemented by a booklet he co-authored with Jean d'Ormesson and Albert Zbinden, and which brings together most of the recordings he made during the author's lifetime.