The first issue of the “Celine Journal, “established by the Celine Society to propagate the works of the late French author, Louis Ferdinand Celine, an anti-Semite and Nazi collaborator, was published in Holland this week. The society was founded last year with the stated purpose of making Celine’s writings available in the Dutch language. The journal will appear twice a year.
Although the society acknowledges Celine’s Nazi sympathies, it regards him as a great writer whose books deserve to be read. Three of them have already been translated into Dutch and more are expected to follow. His “Voyage Au Bout de La Nuit” has been adapted for the stage by Belgian playright Guido Lauwaert and will be performed in various Dutch cities in the next few weeks.
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