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ThefollowingistakenfromDominiqueVennersHistoiredela
Collaboration(Paris:GrardWatelet/Pygmalion,2000),20716.
Thetitleiseditorial.
Thepremonitionofdecadencewasstrongwith[thewriter
Alphonsede]Chteaubriant,butneverreachedtheapocalyptic
furyofaCline,amuchmorefamousoutcast.
Toagreatextent,theviolenceoftheantiSemiticpamphlets
hasovershadowedwhatwasuniquetoCline.Ithasunleashed
passionsuponhisnamewhichforbidasereneinterpretationofhisworkinitstotality.For
some,hisantiSemitismmakeshimadog,assaidbyJacquesLanzmann.[1]Forothers,who
valueinhimtherebel,heisakindofbanner.Finally,alargeportionofthecultivatedpublic
feignstonotknowthecondemnedauthorofthepamphlets,focusingtheirattentiononthe
creatorofaninimitable,thoughoftenimitated,style.
Mostcriticsagreethathewasabrilliantartist.Oneofhisbiographers,FrdricVitoux,was
abletoexpresstheshockthatwasforhimthisdiscovery:
Iwasseventeenyearsold,Iwasonholiday,andIhadtakenthispaperbacksomewhatby
chancefromthefamilylibrary.[...]Onthebackcover,afewlinesoffacsimiledwriting:
Oneofthefiercestcriesthatmanhasevermade.Thetitleofthisvolume:Journeyto
theEndoftheNight.Anditsauthor:LouisFerdinandCline.Ihadnotknowneitherof
them.Noprofessorhadtalkedaboutthematthelyce.Andmyfathermusthave
deemedthisreadingtobetoomatureforme.IthendidnotknowthatthisLouis
FerdinandClinehadjustdiedonJuly1,1961.Thenewspapers,itistrue,hadobserved
amethodicalsilenceontheoccasion.Cline,bah!Whatdoesitmatter!Thepassingof
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ErnestHemingwaythesameday,thatwasnews,therightfultopstoryofthedailies
andtelevision!Inshort,Ipickedupthisnovelintotalignorance,intotalinnocence.[...]
Ididnotknowthenthattherearebookswhichcanoverwhelmyou,whichcanmoveyou
forlife.[...]Ihaveneverrecoveredfromsuchareadingorsuchajourney.[2]
MisfortunedeemedthatdoctorLouisFerdinandDestouches,knownasClineinliterature,
shouldalsomeddleinsayingwhathethoughtofhistime.Hewasthenadulated,hated,
insulted,celebrated,misunderstood.AfewlinesfromMeaCulpa,attachedtothecopyofhis
doctoralthesisinmedicineonPhilippeIgnaceSemmelweis(1924),aHungarianJewish
doctor,shedslightonapartofClinesmystery.Writteninaveryconventionalstyle,letus
noteinpassingthatthisdefenseandillustrationofSemmelweisputsadentinClines
inveterateantiSemitism.WeknowthatSemmelweisHungariancolleaguesdidnotforgive
himeitherforhisabrasiveprideorhisdiscoveriesonthepreventionofpostpartuminfections.
Theyhoundedhimfromtheircompany,drivinghimtomadness:Supposethattoday,inthe
sameway,anotherinnocentwouldemergewhowouldbegincuringcancer.Hedoesnotknow
thekindofmusichewouldimmediatelybemadetodanceto![...]Ah!Hewouldhavemuch
moreluckimmediatelyjoiningtheForeignLegion!Nothingisfreeinthislowlyworld.
Everythingmustbeatonedfor,goodaswellasevil,mustbepaidforsoonerorlater.The
goodismuchmorecostly,naturally.There.Allissaidonhumannatureandthedarkimage
Clinehasofit,havingobserveditupclose,asadoctorforthepoorandforothers.The
goodismuchmorecostly,naturally.Hisidealismwouldneverrecoverfromthisdiscovery.
Thewoundsofhissensitivitywouldendupsecretingthehystericswhichwouldhorrifya
stonecoldErnstJnger.
Atfirst,Clinewasadoctorwhobelievedinhisart.Hislifetaughthimtonotbelieveinit
anymore.Heisalsoamanwhosuffered,wholivedwhatherecountsintheJourneyandin
DeathontheInstallmentPlan.Hesaidasmuch:Iknowwhatitmeanstogetbyon
nothing.[3]Behindtheabsurdityofcertainsituations,thewritershypersensitivityalways
appears,agiftforobservationaugmentedbytheuseofspokenlanguage,lyricalargot.What
hemustsayistooviolentforacademicFrench,alanguagedomesticatedbycenturiesof
polishing.Anemasculatedlanguage,strippedofitsvitality,ofitsabilitytoevoke.
Ofallthis,heissupremelyconscious.HewroteitinblackandwhiteinanodetoRabelais[4]:
ActuallyRabelaismissedhismark.Yes,hemissedhismark.Hedidnotsucceed.[...]
No,hewasnottheonewhowon.ThatwouldbeAmyot,thetranslatorofPlutarch:Hehad
muchmoresuccessinthecenturiesthatfollowedthanRabelais.Itisuponhim,uponhis
language,thatwestilllivetoday.Rabelaiswantedtotransmitspokenlanguageinto
writtenlanguage:Afailure.WhereasAmyot,peopletodayalwaysandagainwantsome
Amyot,someacademicstyle.Thatstowritegarbage:frozenlanguage.[...]No,France
cannolongerunderstandRabelais:Ithasbecomeprecious.Terribletothinkthatitcould
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havebeentheopposite,thelanguageofRabelaiscouldhavebecometheFrench
language.[5]
Andthatisexactlywhathe,Cline,undertookinthemiddleofthetwentiethcentury.Amad
dream.TorestoretoFrenchitsvigorandtruth.Anideawhichwouldtakehimveryfar.To
desperationandrevolt.
LabicheCommunism
Frommeditationsontheblacknessoflifeandonthedecadenceoflanguage,hemoved
towardsareflectiononFrance.TherewasnonemoreinlovewithFrancethanhe,thereforeno
onemoredisappointed,despairing.HismisfortunewastoliveinatimewhenFrancewasbut
thegrimacingandderisorycaricatureofherpastsplendor.Acountryundoingherself,
atomizedintobitterindividualisms.Everythingwasdisappearingbeneathhisfeet.Oftheold
France,therewereonlyruins.Thebeautifulkingdomhadbecomethisniggardlycountry,
inhabitedbyjealousandquibblingpettybourgeois.SpreadingfromtheSorbonnetothe
school,rationalismhadsterilizedFrance,transformedchildrenintooldmen.
Lookatlittlechildren,thefirstyears...Theyareallcharm,allpoetry,allcheeky
playfulness...Fromtenortwelveyearsold,finishedisthemagicspontaneity!Made
fishy,sneaky,stubborndunces,moreapproachablelittlefunnyguys,tedious,grotesque
grimacers,gossipingboysandgirls,tense,stupid,likedaddyandmummy.Adisaster!
Alreadyalmostperfectoldmenattheageoftwelve!Adownfallofstarsintoourruins
andmuck!Afairylanddisaster[...].Immediatelyandforcefullybrokenin,asearlyas
school,thegreatmutilatoroftheyouth,schoolwillhaveclippedtheirwingsinsteadof
havingopenedthemwideandthenwiderstill![6]
Andyet,hesometimesrarely,onceeveninthe1941pamphlet,AFineMess,imagineda
veterinarianscure.Theonlycureinhisviewwasaracistsocialism,whathedrollycalled
Labichecommunism,[7]whichhecontrastedwithVichysverytepidNationalRevolution:
IbelieveinadifferentFamilyCode[...].[8]Agenuinecode,whichwouldinclude
everything,beasts,goods,andpeople,childrenandelderlyofFrance,inthesamefamily,
excludingJewsofcourse,onefamily,onefather,dictatorialandrespected.Thereforea
respectablefamilywheretherewouldreallybenomorebastards,Cinderellas,neglected
gingers,childrenspenalcolonies,orSocialServices,wherethesoupwouldbethesame
forall,wheretherewouldbenofavoritesorrichkids,nochubbyonesorlittleskinny
ones,somehavingfun,othersbendingover.[...]Everyoneinthesameschool!The
familiesunited,inshort,allthefamiliesintoonefamily,withequalityofresources,of
rights,ofbrotherhood,everyonehavingthenationalsalary,ontheorderof150francsper
daymaximum[...].Everythingneedstoberemade?Wellthenperfect!But[...]we
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muststarteverythingoverfromchildhood,throughchildhood,forallchildren.Itis
throughthisthatracismbeginsandgenuinecommunismtoo,throughchildhoodand
nothingelse,throughunanimouskindness,thedesirethattheentirefamilybebeautiful,
healthy,lively,Aryan,pure,redemptress,joyouswithbeauty,withstrength,notonlyyour
littlefamily,yourowntwo,three,fourbrats,buttheentireveryFrenchfamily[...].
Racismisfamily,familyisequality,itsallforoneandoneforall.[...]Acommonfate,
nobastards,noblacksheep,nostinkingones,inthesamenation,thesamerace,no
spoiledoneseither,nolittlebosses.Nomoreexploitationofmanbyman.Nomore
wretchedoftheearth.[...]Marxismiswellfucked,weareshakingupitsmajorasset:
thecoldheartsofmen.[9]
GaietyAloneWillSaveUs

[2]
DoctorLouisFerdinandDestoucheswasborninCourbevoieonMay27,1894.Clinewashis
mothersfirstname.Hebeganafairlydiremilitaryservicein1912withthetwelfth
cuirassiersregiment.In1914,onhorsebackandwearingthecuirasse,[10]hewaswounded
duringthefirstbattles,whichearnedaplaceonthecoverofLIllustrnational,theMilitary
Medal,andarecognitionasaninvalidin1915.Afterstudiesinmedicine,hedefendedhis
thesisin1924onthelifeandworkofDr.Semmelweis,aspreviouslymentioned.Afterjoining
the[LeagueofNation]shealthservice,hewassentonmissionstotheU.S.,inEurope,andin
Africauntil1927.Fiveyearslater,in1932,hepublishedJourneytotheEndoftheNight,
immediatelyhailedasaliterarymasterpiece.LonDaudetwrote:Theredoesnotexistinour
literature,sinceMnippeandthepoemsofAgrippaofAubign,suchahowlofanger
reverberatedbytheechoesofaspoken,muscular,andbawdysyntax,nakedlikethegreat
Courbetsdaughter.Andfurtheron:ProustistheBalzacofchitchat...fromthis,thereis
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acertainfatiguefromwhichMonsieurClinewillliberatehisgeneration...[11]
TheleftwingintelligentsiaidentifiedwiththedarkportraitofwarandsocietyintheJourney
andDeathontheInstallmentPlan.Butthedoctorwriterisreticentbeforeanyenlistment.
ThepublicationofMeaCulpa(1936),aftertheinevitablejourneytotheUSSR,showedhe
wasnofool.ThisbookconsummatedhisdivorcewiththephiloSovietleft.
Sensingthecomingofanotherwar,heclaimedaJewishconspiracywasresponsible.He
successivelypublishedtwodeliriouspamphletswhosuddenlymadehimappearlikean
enragedantiSemite:TriflesforaMassacre(1937)andTheSchoolforCadavers(1938).The
firstwasreleasedwithastripreading:Foragoodlaughinthetrenches.Difficulttobemore
clear.Railingagainstthewarandcharnelhousestocome,hedenouncedinhiswaythe
coalitionofAngloSaxoncapitalism,Stalinism,andtheJewishlobbywhoseobjectiveisto
sendtheyouthofFrancetobemassacredinaFrancoGermanwar,inwhichitself[the
coalition]wouldnotintervenebeforetheexhaustionofthesacrificedcombatants.[12]
Inaratherdifferentregister,Clinepublishedin1941anewpamphlet,AFineMess,already
mentioned.Nodoubttheonlyoneofhisworkstobeilluminatedwithafainthaloofhope.
BesidesthefamoustiradeonLabichecommunismwhichwewouldbewrongtotakelightly,
hepresentsapoeticmeditationonthespiritofFrance,writteninthefifteenthcenturystyle,
notwithoutsomeveryunfairswipesatMontaigne:
Iwantsongsanddances...Idonotcareforreason...WhatdoIcareforintelligence,
forpertinence?Fordesigns?Ivenone![...]WhatdoIcareforM.BenMontaigne,
preachifying,sneakyrabbi?...HeisnotthejoyIamsearchingfor,fresh,cheeky,
mischievous,moved...[...]Iwouldliketodieoflaughter,butlightheartedly...For
twoorthreeverses,BellayisdearertomethanRacine...[...]Ihavenoneedof
sermons,butofalighthearteddeliverance,asdoallthoseofmyblood[...].Gaiety
alonewillsaveus,notthefactory!Noplanforthisorthat,norboorishgrumbling,no
Ruffiansoafishmongrelstratagems[...].Letuscoddle,celebrateourownmusic!Which
willmakeusfloatprettilyabovethehorrorsoftheTime,ofafineandfreshandswift
flight...[13]
Thiscuriousbook,wheretheantiSemitism,whilepresent,issecondary,showsClines
feelingsattheturningpointof194041,whenthefuture,foronce,didnotseemtohimto
becompletelyblack.Theinspiredpamphleteerexpressedhisfuriousanger,buthereit
wasagainstChristiansermonizing,Vichyslastrecourse:
Tospreadamongthevirileraces,amongthehatedAryanraces,thereligionofPeterand
Pauladmirablyfulfilleditswork,transformingintodecrepitbeggars,intosubmenfrom
thecradleonwards,thesubjugatedpeoples,thehordesintoxicatedwithChristianic
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literature,throwingthemselvesdistraughtandstupidtotheconquestoftheHoly
Shroud,ofthemagichosts,abandoningforevertheirGods,theirexaltingreligions,their
Godsofblood,theirGodsofrace...Thusisthesadtruth,theAryanhasonlyknown
howtoloveandadulatethegodofothers,hasneverhadhisownreligion,awhite
religion...Whatheworships,hisheart,hisfaith,wasprovidedtohimreadymadeby
hisworstenemies...
ThebookwasbannedbytheVichyauthoritiesinthesouthernzoneandprovokedstrong
reservationsinthePropagandaAbteilung.[14]
AJewishInterpreterandAdmireroftheAntiSemiticProphet
OneofClinesleastwellknowninterpreterswasaJewishresister,ChoronGourewitz.Amidst
theturmoil,thisZionistfighterdaredtofacewithoutrevulsionthewritersantiSemitism,
interpretingthewholeofhisworkasrevealingthefracturesofmodernity.
Cline,symbolofaworldwhichisdisappearing,isalsooneoftheforeshadowsofaworld
whichhiscoming.TheworkofClineisthemoststartlingrecordofthisera,asisthe
figurehimself.Itinitselfsumsupthehistoricaldramaatplayitisanendanda
beginning.[...]TosumupClineistosumuphisera.TounderstandClineisto
understandacountry,hiscountry:France.Neverhasonemanalonesymbolizedsowell
thehumantragedyandtheentiretragedyofacountry.[15]
WhatisthedramaoftheeraandthetragedyofFranceaccordingtoChoronGourewitz?
WeareofteninagreementwithClinewhenhedenouncesJudaismasanevil,asawayof
lifebasedonfalsevalues.[...]LiketheJews,Clineisaloner,amanfromnowhere,who
hasnothingtoholdonto.DiasporaJudaismcreatesonlynegative,bigmouthed,and
sterilemen.[16]DiasporaJudaismisthewayofalifeofadecadentandfallensociety.
ClinefeelsthedecadenceofthesocalledGrecoRomanWesterncivilizationshefeels
theJewishfuturewhichthisdecadenceprefigureshefearsit.Herecognizesinthis
dissociationofwhitesocietiesthegreatprimitivefear,thefearofsolitude.Hehasseen
Jewsupcloseheknowsthem,heknowsthattheyarenotonhisside,butthatthis
entirefall,thislossofvirileenergywillhurlagainstthemtheWesternworld.Andthatis
thenthecryofrevoltoftheantiSemiticCline.
ClineandGermany
Contrarytoastubbornmyth,theworksofClinewereneverfavorablyreceivedinNazi
Germany.Aftervarioustwistsandturns,aGermantranslationoftheJourneywasreleasedin
1933byasmallpublisher(whomClinedeemedtobeaJew),JuliusKittlsNachf.,livingin
Czechoslovakiasince1928.WhereasantiNazicriticsreactedrelativelypositivelytothebook,
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notablyMaxBrod,theofficialcriticsoftheThirdReichignoreditcompletely,exceptwhen
makinganargumentagainstFrenchdecadenceofwhichthebookwasthepurported
illustration.In1939,thesamepublisherreleasedinsuccessiontranslationsofDeathonthe
InstallmentPlanandMeaCulpawhichwerealsoignoredbytheGermanpress.Better,in
1938,JourneytotheEndoftheNightandDeathontheInstallmentPlanwereincludedon
thelistofbooksbannedfromdisseminationintheReich.Thebanwasneverlifted,letitbe
stressed.Wewillnotwastetimethenonthefantasticalclaimsofsomeauthorsassuringthat
theJourneywasrepublishedinGermanyin1940,orthatsuchandsuchabookbyClinewas
translatedduringtheOccupation.Allofthisisfalse.Onlyonebook,TriflesforaMassacre,
wastheobject,notofatranslation,butofacalamitousadaptation,in1938,byZwingerde
Dresdepublishing,underthetitleDieJudenverschwrunginFrankreich(TheJewish
ConspiracyinFrance).Errorsandcontradictionsaboundinthistextamputatedofaquarter
ofitslengthandcompletelyreworked.Inhisstudyofthesubject,AlaindeBenoisthighlights
thenumerousmistakesbyvariousauthorswhoascribetothepartyortotheSSthepaternity
ofthisfalsetranslation.[17]
JeanPaulSartresslander,immediatelyafterthewar,portrayingClineasontheNazis
payrollisequallybaseless.Ontheotherhand,thewriterwascertainlymoreengagedthanhe
waswillingtorecognizeafter1945.Buthewouldnonethelessretainhisoutspokenness.
BenoistMchinhasdescribedadinnerattheGermanEmbassy,inFebruary1944,wherea
furiousClinecastagainstHitler(amageforBrandenburg)imprecationswhichmadeOtto
Abetztremble.TheReichambassadorhadincidentallyfewintellectualaffinitieswiththe
writer,buthewassensitivetohisfameandtotheusehecouldmakeofhim.
Jnger,forhispart,feltaveritablerevulsion.Therecollectionhewroteofhisfirstmeeting
withCline(December7,1941)wouldprovokeatrialandapolemicafterthepublicationof
hisWarDiary:
Thereisinhimthatmaniacalgaze,turnedinonitself,whichshinesasatthebottomofa
hole.[...]Hesayshowmuchheissurprised,stupefiedthatwe,soldiers,donotshoot,
donothang,donotexterminatetheJewsheisstupefiedthatsomeonedisposingofthe
bayonetdoesnotmakeanunlimiteduseofit.[...]Heevidentlyexpressedthe
monstrouspowerofnihilism...
Infact,ClinesonlyadmirerandsupporteramongtheoccupierswasKarlEpting,directorof
theGermanInstitute.[18]Thiscomplicitywouldbethejustificationforanaccusatoryreport
[...]signedonJanuary28,1942byDr.BernhardPayr,aclosecolleagueofAlfredRosenberg,
headoftheShriftumspflegeAmt(publishingsurveillanceoffice)andwanderingparty
inspector.ItisinthiscapacitythatafterhisvisitstoParisin1941and1942,hewrotethis
reportwhichdenouncedtheerringsoftheGermanInstitute,astonishedbytherelations
betweenEptingandcertainFrenchauthorssupportedbyhisInstitute,beginningwithLouis
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FerdinandCline,withwhomMr.Eptingisparticularlyclose.[...]Yetthisfigureis
extraordinarilycontested,addedDr.Payr.Initsday,inhisbookJourneytotheEndofthe
Night,heglorifiedconscientiousobjection.Heputintoquestionanddraggedinthemudjust
aboutallthepositivevaluesproducedbyhumanexistence.
TheantiSemiticpamphletsthemselvesdidnotenjoyDr.Payrsfavor,whofaultedthemfor
theirhystericalandobscenecharacter.InanarticleonFrenchliteraturepublishedin
Rosenbergsreview,PayerhadalreadycriticizedAFineMess,apublicationdeemedtobe
negative.Hewouldrepeatthesecriticismsin1942inhisbookPhnixoderAsche,covering
theFrenchliteratureoftheOccupation,ofwhichGrardLoiseauxhaspublishedatranslation.
[19]Inhisrecollectionspublishedin1981,GerhardtHeller(19091982)confirmedPayrs
accusations:IfClinebenefitedfromthetotalsupportoftheGermanInstitute,other
Occupationauthoritiesconsideredthattheyshouldnothaveallowedsuchabjectbookstobe
published...PreferringClaudeltoCline,Hellerforgetstoaddthathewashimselfpartof
theseauthoritiesforwhomtheauthoroftheJourneywasoneofthesedecadent
expressionistslikeEmilNoldeorGottfriedBenn,denouncedbyNaziliterature.
CastletoCastle
BesidesAFineMessandGuignolsBand(1944),thelatterbeingfiction,Clinepublishedno
booksduringtheOccupation,buthedidwritenumerousletterstojournalists,sometimesin
viewofeventualpublication.[20]Healsograntedafewinterviews,deliveringacerbicand
unrestrainedcriticismsofVichy,theJews,ortheGermans.
WithauthorizationsgrantedbyKarlEptinginhand,thewriterleftParisforGermanyonJune
17,1944,accompaniedbyhiswife,Lucette,andhiscatBbert.TheystayedfirstatBaden
BadenwheretheywerejoinedbyhisfriendLeVigan.Afterseveralmoves,hearrivedon
October28atSigmaringenwhereacertainnumberofFrenchrefugeeshadgathered,and
whereMarshalPtainandPierreLavalhadbeentakenbyforce.Clinewasabsolutelywithout
illusions,wroteMarcelDat.Ifeverhewouldhavethetimetowriteajourneytotheendof
thewar,itwouldbethemostastoundingpamphletofantiNazism.[21]Hewasnot
mistaken.
ThewriterhopedtoreachDenmarkwherehehadputawayawarchestdrawnfromhis
authorsrights,whichwouldbeconfiscatedfromhim.Havingobtainedthenecessary
authorizations,hethensetoffforCopenhagenthroughaGermanyexpiringunderthebombs.
WithLucetteandBbertalwaysathisside,heenteredDenmarkonMarch27,1945.Thenew
authoritiesbeingzealous,hewouldbeimprisonedforeighteenmonthsfollowingthedefeatof
theReich.Fromthelongandchaotictrekbeguninthesummerof1944,hewouldlaterdraw
hisGermantrilogy:FromCastletoCastle(1957),North(1960),andRigadoon(posthumous
publication,1969).Seekingtoorganizehisdefense,Clineshamelesslydisavowedhimself,for
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whichMauriceBardchewouldcriticizehiminhisbiography.Butheretainedhisharsh
tongue.JeanPaulSartre,whodefamedhiminLesTempsmodernesofDecember1945,
wouldlearnthisathisexpense.Ashewasimprisonedandthreatenedbythecourtsofthe
puration,theauthorofLesMouchesaccusedtheotherofhavingbeenontheNazispayroll.
Retaliationcameintheformofashortpamphlet(TempestinaTeapot[3]):
[Y]ouhadyourlittlesuccessattheSarah[theater]underthebootwithyourTheFlies
[play]...Cantyounowfindthreelittleacts,quickly,fortheoccasion,inahurry,The
Informants?[22][...]Wellseeyouthereinperson,withyourlittlebuddies,sending
yourdetestedcolleagues,calledCollaborators,tothepenalcolonies,tothefiringsquad,
intoexile...Wouldthisbecomicalenough?You,ofcourse,stronginyourtextinthe
starringrole...asamockingandphilosophicaltapeworm...
In1946,inhisCopenhagenprison,Clinecopiedinaschoolchildsnotebookpassagesfrom
theMmoiresdoutretombe.HewasalreadythinkingoftheFableforAnotherTimeand
identifiedwithChateaubriand,whomhealsocallsRen:RendreamsofFrance,thesoulof
France,andIdreamedofhertoo,me,miserabledog...Healsowroteletterstotheresister
AlbertParazwhichthelatterwouldpublishinLegaladesvaches.Onefindstherethe
obsessiveideathattheAryansaretheindeedthemostcretinousanddespicableonthis
earth:
Inmyprison,therewere500wardens,allAryan,with500millionAryansinEurope.They
arekillingmeforantiSemitism,andtheycheer!Wherearethetraitors,theshits!You
wouldwantmetolamentbeforethefatethisvile,bastard,prideless,faithlessriffraff!
Whythanks!IthinkthesameofAryansasVercingetorixandJoanofArcthoughtofthem
duringtheirtorment!Finenastiness!LonglivetheHeebs!TheFritzeswereneverpro
Aryan,onlyantiSemitic,whichisabsolutelystupid.[23]
Amnestiedin1951,hetookrefugeinhisshackinMeudonwithLucetteandstraydogs.He
livedouthislastyearsinpoverty,workingasadoctorforthepoor,writing,andpublishing.At
hisfuneral,inJuly1961,besidesRobertPoulet,amongafewrarefaithful,oneobserved
RogerNimier,whowashistirelessdefenderat[thepublishinghouse]Gallimard.
Notes
1.StatementsreportedbythemonthlyInformationsjuivesofFebruary1987:Clineisfor
meoneofthegreatcriminalsofthehistoryofFrance.IsaywhatIthink:Clineisnotaman,
butadog.
2.FrdricVitoux,LeFigaromagazine,September7,1996.FrdricVitouxistheauthorof
LaViedeCline(Paris:Grasset,1988)andofLouisFerdinandCline:Misreetparole(Folio,
Essais).
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3.Apologiesforthisveryflatrenditionof:Jemyconnaisenvacheenrage,literally,Iknow
aboutmadcows,fromaFrenchexpressiononthosesodesperatelydeprivedtheywouldeat
infectedmeat.GD
4.ARenaissanceFrenchwriterknownforhisparticularlycreativeandearthyuseoflanguage,
sometimesshockinglyso.GD
5.PrefacetotheClubduLivreseditionofRabelais(Paris:1958).
6.Cline,Lesbeauxdraps(Nouvellesditionsfranaises,1941),160.
7.ApparentlynamedafterEugneLabiche,aprolificnineteenthcenturyplaywrightknownfor
hisplayfulcomediesfocusingonbourgeoisfamilylife.GD
8.ThesetoflawsandregulationspromotingfamilylifeinFrance.GD
9.Cline,Draps,15254.
10.Metallicbodyarmorprotectingthetorso.GD
11.OnCline,inadditiontohisownworksandthepamphletsnotavailableinbookstores,
onecanturntotheLettresdesannesnoires(presentedbyPhilippeAlmras,Berg
International,1994).Amongthenumerousbiographicalstudiescitedinthisbooksgeneral
bibliography,onecanalsonotablyconsultFranoisGibault,Cline,18941961,threevolumes
(Paris:MercuredeFrance,198185).
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