NP Ulysses/Journey

[pynchonoid]

[...] if “Ulysses” is the great modernist novel most
inspired by a desire for humanistic inclusion, then
“Journey” is its antithesis: a stream of misanthropic
consciousness, almost unrelieved by any warmth or
fellow-feeling. I say almost, because Céline does have
some weaknesses, notably for children. [...] 

...
http://www.nytimes.com/2006/09/10/books/review/Self.t.html?_r=1&ref=books&oref=slogin

Non-French readers may wish to check out the new
English edition mentioned in this article.  I'm still
kicking myself for not buying an oversize edition with
graphic novel-style illustrations that I saw last time
I was in a Paris bookstore. 


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