Lucette Destouches
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Lucette Destouches was a French dancer. She was married to the writer Louis-Ferdinand Céline until his death in 1961.
Destouches (left), François Gibault, and Maroussia Klimova in 1995
Rigadoon (novel)
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Rigadoon is a novel by the French writer Louis-Ferdinand Céline, published posthumously in 1969. The story is based on Céline's escape from France to Denmark after the invasion of Normandy, after he h
Lucette Destouches
…moved to Denmark before returning to France. In his novels, Céline portrayed Destouches as Lili. The character appeared in Castle to Castle, North, and Rigadoon. Céline died on 1 July 1961, and Destouches largely kept his death a secret. Only thirty people attended the funeral, including Marcel Aymé, Claude…
1969 Gallimard edition