Louis-Ferdinand CÉLINE. 2 L.A.S. "LF" and "Louis",... Lot 356

Louis-Ferdinand CÉLINE. 2 L.A.S. "LF" and "Louis", [June-August 1934], to actress Junie Astor; 2 pages in-4 (split repaired), and 2 1/2 pages in-8 on S.S. Champlain letterhead. Departure for the U.S.A., and return. [June]. "For Juny! Yours Totor for life as of course. Just heard from my regular [Elizabeth Craig] who is a beautiful bitch by the way. All that to make me a cuckold spends nights, to write to me counts the minutes. That's the way it is when you get old. [...] I'd go and see for myself and give her some fine examples if I only had the money of freedom and the gold of adventure. But your lover [Jacques Deval] is incapable of auctioning off a penny of my biniou [a film adaptation of Voyage au bout de la nuit] - and yet it's a work of art like few others. [...] Not to mention that we could arrange a little Jewish wedding at the end, which would give the whole affair some topicality. [...1 Is it possible to hire Hollywood scripts like watches? In that case, don't hesitate. Go and wear it right away"... 12 [August]. "Here's the coast. The cuckold trick worked cushily again in Chicago and then in N. York [Céline was cheated on by both Elizabeth Craig and Karen Marie Jensen]. I'll tell you about it very soon. But deep down, I'm quite stunned. I hope you have nothing to complain about. I owe you a debt of gratitude for the loving way you treated me there (apart from the tourism). I had some sharp words for which I apologize. I wasn't sure what I was saying, and neither were you. Pain, warmth, love"... Lettres (Pléiade), 34-24 and 34-34. 19