Louis Ferdinand Auguste Destouches (Courbevoie, May 27, 1894 - Paris, July 1, 1961), better known by his pseudonym Louis-Ferdinand Céline was a French writer and doctor. He is considered one of the most influential writers of the twentieth century, as he developed a new style of writing that modernized both French and universal literature. After Marcel Proust, he is the most translated and popular author of twentieth-century French literature; his most famous novel is Journey to the end of the night. On the other hand, his figure remains controversial because of his anti-Semitic pamphlets.