Journey to the End of Night / Voyage au Bout de la Nuit

The novel by the French writer Louis-Ferdinand Céline "Journey to the End of Night", written in 1932, is one of the most important works of French literature of the 20th century. The confession of an intelligent man, a representative of the "lost generation" who went through the horrors of World War I and became disillusioned with life, was enthusiastically received by some literary figures - it is enough to mention Henry Miller and Charles Bukowski - and categorically rejected by others.
The novel is interesting not only in terms of content but also in stylistic terms, as it made a revolution in French literature. For the first time in three hundred years, colloquial language was allowed in a work of art on equal terms with literary language. At the same time, Céline not only introduced colloquial expressions and slang into the text but also made a careful selection among them, creating a skillful stylization of rough conversational speech.
The opportunity to familiarize oneself with Céline's famous "torn" syntax will undoubtedly be appreciated by lovers of modern French literature.