Une version initiale du premier chapitre de "Voyage au bout de la nuit" : accompagnée du texte de l'édition originale (1932) de "Voyage au bout de la nuit"
Artist's Book
1987 (published)
1987 (published)
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As suggested by its title, this work presents an initial version (later revised) of the first chapter of French writer Louis-Ferdinand Céline's picaresque novel 'Voyage au bout de la nuit' first published by Denoël and Steele in 1932.
Taken from the original manuscript version before the author's corrections, the typed transcription is immediately followed, line by line in small capitals, by the published version of the text, allowing a close comparison of the two versions and an insight into the author's process of (re)composition.
Céline's novel, which presents a pessimistic vision of a twentieth-century world of inequality and alienation, is accompanied by 12 etchings by Thomas Gosebruch, 10 full page, one double page and one half page illustration on the colophon. The etchings comprise a series of semi-abstract compositions depicting partial, shadowy figures and bleak landscapes in starkly-toned shades of black and grey.
Taken from the original manuscript version before the author's corrections, the typed transcription is immediately followed, line by line in small capitals, by the published version of the text, allowing a close comparison of the two versions and an insight into the author's process of (re)composition.
Céline's novel, which presents a pessimistic vision of a twentieth-century world of inequality and alienation, is accompanied by 12 etchings by Thomas Gosebruch, 10 full page, one double page and one half page illustration on the colophon. The etchings comprise a series of semi-abstract compositions depicting partial, shadowy figures and bleak landscapes in starkly-toned shades of black and grey.
Object details
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| Title | Une version initiale du premier chapitre de "Voyage au bout de la nuit" : accompagnée du texte de l'édition originale (1932) de "Voyage au bout de la nuit" (assigned by artist) |
| Brief description | Artist's book, 'Une version initiale du premier chapitre de "Voyage au bout de la nuit" : accompagnée du texte de l'édition originale (1932) de "Voyage au bout de la nuit"', by Louis-Ferdinand Céline, douze gravures by Thomas Gosebruch, L'Initiale, 1987 |
| Physical description | Transcription of published version follows that published by Denoël and Steele in October 1932. Limited ed. of 105 numbered copies. Unbound folded sheet in a protective box container. 36 pages. |
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| Summary | As suggested by its title, this work presents an initial version (later revised) of the first chapter of French writer Louis-Ferdinand Céline's picaresque novel 'Voyage au bout de la nuit' first published by Denoël and Steele in 1932. Taken from the original manuscript version before the author's corrections, the typed transcription is immediately followed, line by line in small capitals, by the published version of the text, allowing a close comparison of the two versions and an insight into the author's process of (re)composition. Céline's novel, which presents a pessimistic vision of a twentieth-century world of inequality and alienation, is accompanied by 12 etchings by Thomas Gosebruch, 10 full page, one double page and one half page illustration on the colophon. The etchings comprise a series of semi-abstract compositions depicting partial, shadowy figures and bleak landscapes in starkly-toned shades of black and grey. |
| Other number | X890057 - NAL Pressmark |
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| Library number | 38041988009858 |
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