Paperback book titled 'Death on the Installment Plan' by Louis-Ferdinand Céline

This is an English translation of Louis-Ferdinand Céline's second novel 'Mort à crédit' (1936), translated by Ralph Manheim and published by New Directions. This edition appears to be from the eighteenth printing, as indicated on the copyright page. The novel is a semi-autobiographical work depicting the narrator's childhood and adolescence in early 20th-century Paris, written in Céline's distinctive colloquial and innovative style that revolutionized French literature. This book appeals to collectors of modern literature, particularly those interested in French avant-garde writing and controversial literary figures. Céline's works remain significant in literary circles for their stylistic innovations and raw portrayal of human experience. First editions and early printings of Céline's works in English translation are sought after by book collectors, literary scholars, and readers interested in modernist literature and the development of stream-of-consciousness narrative techniques.