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The writers of the nineteenth century had beli
eved in the possibility of a better world. With CΘline, those of the twentieth century abandoned all hope. Neither class struggle nor ôtomorrows that sing,ö neither faith in God nor love, \i ôthe infinite brought within the reach of poodles,ö\i0 would b
e able to save humanity. The \i Voyage au bout de la nuit\i0 (\i Journey to the End of the Night\i0 ), published in 1932, is based on the author's own experiences, on his odyssey from the war to Africa, and from America to the suburbs of Paris. The adve
ntures of Bardamu unfold in a mixture of nightmare and mockery, of lucidity without complacency and grotesque derision. We share in his miserable fate as it is described by the pen of an unrivaled author and in a style that is rooted in the astonishing r
