Louis-Ferdinand Céline's Rediscovered Manuscripts: The Polemics of Translating "Guerre" and "Londres"

When: 30 June 2025, 14:00 — 15:15
Venue: Birkbeck 43 Gordon Square

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The paper will discuss some of the moral dilemmas and literary challenges of translating Céline's recently rediscovered manuscripts, focusing in particular on the recent English (and other) translation(s) of his short novel Guerre, and the forthcoming translation of his longer novel, Londres.

Contact name: Nathalie Wourm

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