German trilogy

German trilogy

AuthorLouis-Ferdinand Céline
Original title
Trilogie allemande
CountryFrance
LanguageFrench
PublisherÉditions Gallimard
Published1957–1969

The German trilogy (French: Trilogie allemande) is three semi-autobiographical novels about the latter stages of World War II in Europe by the French writer Louis-Ferdinand Céline. It consists of Castle to Castle (published 1957), North (1960) and Rigadoon, finished on the day of Céline's death in 1961 and published in 1969. It is also known as the wartime trilogy, D'un château l'autre trilogy or simply the trilogy.