''Rigadoon'' (french: Rigodon) is a novel by the French writer

Louis-Ferdinand Céline Louis Ferdinand Auguste Destouches (27 May 1894 – 1 July 1961), better known by the pen name Louis-Ferdinand Céline ( , ) was a French novelist, polemicist and physician. His first novel ''Journey to the End of the Night'' (1932) won the ''Pri ...

, published posthumously in 1969. The story is based on Céline's escape from France to Denmark after the

invasion of Normandy Operation Overlord was the codename for the Battle of Normandy, the Allied operation that launched the successful invasion of German-occupied Western Europe during World War II. The operation was launched on 6 June 1944 (D-Day) with the Norm ...

, after he had been associated with the

Vichy regime Vichy France (french: Régime de Vichy; 10 July 1940 – 9 August 1944), officially the French State ('), was the fascist French state headed by Marshal Philippe Pétain during World War II. Officially independent, but with half of its terr ...

. It is the third part in a trilogy about these experiences; it was preceded by ''

Castle to Castle ''Castle to Castle'' is the English title of the 1957 novel by Louis-Ferdinand Céline, titled in French ''D'un château l'autre''. The book features Céline's experiences in exile with the Vichy French government at Sigmaringen, Germany, towards ...

'' from 1957 and ''

North North is one of the four compass points or cardinal directions. It is the opposite of south and is perpendicular to east and west. ''North'' is a noun, adjective, or adverb indicating Direction (geometry), direction or geography. Etymology T ...

'' from 1960.

Legacy

It was also adapted into a

graphic novel A graphic novel is a long-form, fictional work of sequential art. The term ''graphic novel'' is often applied broadly, including fiction, non-fiction, and anthologized work, though this practice is highly contested by comic scholars and industry ...

Paul and Gaëtan Brizzi Paul and Gaëtan Brizzi (born December 24, 1951 in Paris, Francehttp://www.artistregister.com/brizzis.html ) are twin French artists, painters, illustrators, animators, and film directors. Career thumb thumb The Brizzis first made their name wo ...

, along with Céline's other novels ''

'' and ''

''.

References

;Notes ;Bibliography * 1969 French novels Novels by Louis-Ferdinand Céline French autobiographical novels Novels set during World War II World War II memoirs Novels adapted into comics Novels published posthumously Éditions Gallimard books {{1960s-WWII-novel-stub

Legacy

See also

References