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by Louis-Ferdinand Céline

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After reading this and John Fante's "Ask The Dust", what should my next book (or author) be? Don't say Bukowski, please. I was thinking on getting some Hunter Thompson, but it's impossible to get any of his work here where I live.
Wm Hubert Selby Jr - Last Exit to Brooklyn
Nelson Algren - Walk on the Wild Side
Cormac McCarthy - Child of God
Mikhail Bulgakov - Heart of a Dog
Jack Keroua…moreHubert Selby Jr - Last Exit to Brooklyn
Nelson Algren - Walk on the Wild Side
Cormac McCarthy - Child of God
Mikhail Bulgakov - Heart of a Dog
Jack Kerouac - Dharma Bums
Celine - Death on the Installment Plan

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Has anyone out there read a more cynical and depressing book than this?
Guillaume Rosier YES

The blind owl - Sadegh Hedayat.…moreYES

The blind owl - Sadegh Hedayat.(less)
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Céline's Journey to the End of the Night or The Stranger by Camus?
Andy Comparisons are vulgar and unnecessary and the tyranny of choice helps no one. Read both and your life will be enriched.
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Only (as I remember) music mentioned in the book was 'No More Worries'. The piece mentioned when Bardamu talks about how he managed to pay his rent for January. He said that he sold his phonograph which was playing No More Worries, and he still remember the melody of that music. I search the web, but couldn't find anything about that music. Is anyone here can help me to find it?
Ezra Erb I think it is likely “no more worryin’” by Paul Whiteman and his orchestra - it is from the 1920s and would make sense since Whiteman is American and …moreI think it is likely “no more worryin’” by Paul Whiteman and his orchestra - it is from the 1920s and would make sense since Whiteman is American and the record was present from Molly in Detroit.(less)
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Is this the best translation, by Ralph Manheim?
Gary YES. Unless you're collecting Celine (in which case you'll have to get some non-Manheim translations), ALWAYS get the Manheim versions of the books he…moreYES. Unless you're collecting Celine (in which case you'll have to get some non-Manheim translations), ALWAYS get the Manheim versions of the books he did ("Journey," "Death on Credit," "Castle to Castle," "North," and "Rigadoon").(less)
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