The next meeting of Great Books KC will be January 27, 2023. We will discuss Journey to the End of the Night, by Louis-Ferdinand Céline.
Meeting Date & Time:
Date: January 27, 2023
Time: 7:00 pm
Zoom On-Line Meeting:
— an email with link to join will be sent prior to meeting.
— the link is sent to a limited mailing list of frequent attenders.
— request mailing list addition, send to GreatBooksKC@gmail.com.
Date: January 27, 2023
Time: 7:00 pm
Zoom On-Line Meeting:
— an email with link to join will be sent prior to meeting.
— the link is sent to a limited mailing list of frequent attenders.
— request mailing list addition, send to GreatBooksKC@gmail.com.
Description of Book:
Journey to the End of the Night is the first novel by Louis-Ferdinand Céline. This semi-autobiographical work follows the adventures of Ferdinand Bardamu in the World War I, colonial Africa, the United States and the poor suburbs of Paris where he works as a doctor.
The novel won the Prix Renaudot in 1932 but divided critics due to the author's pessimistic depiction of the human condition and his innovative writing style based on working class speech, slang and neologisms. It is now widely considered to be one of the greatest novels of the twentieth century.
The novel won the Prix Renaudot in 1932 but divided critics due to the author's pessimistic depiction of the human condition and his innovative writing style based on working class speech, slang and neologisms. It is now widely considered to be one of the greatest novels of the twentieth century.
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The following attended the January 27, 2023 meeting:
Bernard Norcott-mahany
Clif Hostetler
John Rasmus
Donald E. Pepper
Rex Nowland
Tom Brown
Ed Doering
Bill Randolph
Chris Cambern
Greg Brown
Mary Williams
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