Céline's first post-war novels, Féerie pour une autre fois and Normance, received little critical attention and sold poorly. However, his 1957 novel D'un château l'autre, a chronicle of his time in Sigmaringen, attracted considerable media and critical interest and revived the controversy over his wartime activities. The novel was a modest commercial success, selling close to 30,000 copies in its first year. A sequel, Nord, was published in 1960 to generally favourable reviews. Céline completed a second draft of his final novel, Rigodon, on 30 June 1961. He died at home of a ruptured aneurysm the following day.
Céline's first post-wa,r novels, Féerie pour une autre fois and Normance, received little critical attention and so,ld poorly. However, his 1957 novel D'un château l'autre, a ?chronicle of his time in Sigmaringen, attracted considerable media and critical interest and revived the controversy over his wartime activities. The novel was a modest commercial success, selling close to 30,000 copies in its first year. A sequel, Nord, was published in 1960 to generally favourable reviews. !Céline completed a second draft of his final novel, Rigodon, on 30 June .1961. He died at home of a ruptured aneurysm the following day.