Publication of French writer Céline's antisemitic texts called off after outcry
Fierce row over plans to publish antisemitic texts by French writer Céline
March 2016
Céline: French literary genius or repellent antisemite? New film rekindles an old conflict
A movie drama about the innovative novelist has fuelled a thorny national debate about his legacy
May 2014
Louis-Ferdinand Céline and extreme writing - quiz
On the 'outlaw' author's anniversary, we bring you in for questioning about literature's extremists
February 2014
Books blog
Why Henry Miller and Louis-Ferdinand Céline deserve success as well as scandal
Eighty years after their breakthough books, these writers' reputations have declined but their influence is as vital as ever
June 2013
Rereading
Céline's journey to the cutting edge of literature
If the French demand bad behaviour from their novelists, they got more than they bargained for with the antisemitic Céline. But as Tibor Fischer points out, they were getting the prose stylist of the century
January 2011
Books blog
Céline: great author and 'absolute bastard'
Andrew Gallix: Perhaps only in France could the antisemitic novelist be considered a candidate for state-sponsored celebration
January 2001
Céline manuscript rediscovered
The original manuscript of one of the most influential and disturbing masterpieces of 20th-century literature has resurfaced after being missing for more than 50 years.
