Louis-Ferdinand Céline
- Author
Met · 1926
The American dancer of his Montparnasse years — companion through the writing of Journey to the End of the Night, and the name on its dedication page.
- Dancer
Elizabeth Craig
The American dancer of Céline's Montparnasse years — his companion while Journey was written, and the woman the novel is dedicated to.
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- 1902–1989
- 1902
- United States
- 1989
- American
- Dancer
About Elizabeth Craig
An American dancer in the Paris of the late twenties, Elizabeth Craig was Céline's companion through the years in which Journey to the End of the Night was written — and when the novel appeared in 1932, its dedication page carried her name. She returned to America before the storm broke over its author; scholars tracked her down half a century later for her side of the story, told with notable fondness for the doctor she had known before the world knew the writer.
People Elizabeth Craig Knew
Works Connected to Elizabeth Craig
Dedicatee · Book
Journey to the End of the Night
The novel's dedication page carries her name. Craig was Céline's companion through the years he wrote it, in his Montparnasse period.
— Louis-Ferdinand Céline, Voyage au bout de la nuit (1932), dedication; Frédéric Vitoux, Céline: A Biography (1992)
Connections and Sources
Met · 1926
Louis-Ferdinand Céline
The American dancer of his Montparnasse years — companion through the writing of Journey to the End of the Night, and the name on its dedication page.
Dedicatee
Journey to the End of the Night
The novel's dedication page carries her name. Craig was Céline's companion through the years he wrote it, in his Montparnasse period.
References
References
The sources below include biographies, scholarly essays, interviews, and primary materials that informed this page. They reflect both the historical record and ongoing critical conversations about Elizabeth Craig and their work.
1Voyage au bout de la nuit
NovelLouis-Ferdinand Céline, 1932Used forPrimary text included as part of the documented record for Elizabeth Craig.
2Céline: A Biography
BiographyFrédéric Vitoux, 1992Used forBiographical evidence used to verify chronology, relationships, and historical context connected to Elizabeth Craig.
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