Louis-Ferdinand CÉLINE. L.A.S. "LF Celine", [Fall 1936], to John H.P. Marks; 2pages in-4.
To his English translator on the success of Mort à crédit, and on the pamphlet Mea culpa.
"After a battle of spits with the critics, Mort à crédit emerges victorious. The pace is increasing. 8 to 1000 a day. We'll pass Le Voyage if events settle down a bit, which seems to be the case. Let the publishers know - both Breton and American. It seems to be customary for them to try to make you pay in the 2nd book for the faults of the 1st. They don't succeed". Then he talks about his ballet [Naissance d'une fée]: "The bitch Seymour can fuck off. I don't like disdainful little girls. You can tell her that for me. I'm superior to no one, but inferior to no one. It would be very pleasant for me if this ballet were done in London with all the English artists, decorators, etc."...
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