Louis-Ferdinand CÉLINE. L.A.S. "LFC", [Korsør] June 5 [1951], to Robert Le Vigan; 8pages in-fol. Long unpublished letter to the actor. He reflects on Le Vigan's idea (of coming to Argentina). "But you know that I'm first and foremost the arch-regular, arch-serious guy - so I don't want to butter you up. I don't want to be overwhelmed with work anymore, I couldn't, I don't have the strength. I need a ½retirement - a position as an assistant doctor in a hospital in a country like Normandy or Brittany - with Lucette - which leaves me many hours to "work" on my novel manuscript. So that's what I am - a bloody idiot - hard to fit in and hard to get out of!"... A position as port doctor, in maritime health, would appeal to him; he has the necessary exams: "in this capacity, I was even shipwrecked on the Chella, Cie Paquet, torpedoed off Gibraltar, 1940". There's the problem of transferring funds, and it's vital that Lucette be examined by a surgeon in Paris. She would need a modest, but very pleasant place: "it's the illustrious writer they receive more than the illustrious doctor". He's going to send the animals by plane to Menton to his in-laws; details on Pirazzoli, Lucette's father-in-law... "Here I'm dealing with a damned rascal the Mikkelsen - the amnesty fell on him in one hell of a twist! How is he going to pay me back what he owes me? that great benefactor? all things considered? Oh dear, that's a tough one. He's already bankrupted 4 times! and tartufe - and bitch and cruel. The Dane is like the Boche without the military virtues - that's all there is to it! finassieren, chicanieren etc. In the meantime, we can barely eat. Nothing grows here - no vegetables, too cold. The once-a-week, overpriced meat is bad. Tasteless eggs - tasteless fish - luckily we're not fussy. But smoked herring with oatmeal - I don't want it anymore - and neither do the cats. [...] Tixier-Vignancourt is involved in the electoral epilepsy of I don't know which Pyrenees. But with me he has achieved a miracle! a monstrosity!"... Attached is a small L.A.S., Klaskovgaard on the 8th (half-page in-fol.): "Dear old man I was expecting to hear from you in another Argentinian boondocks... you were telling me of your desire to go and feel agriculture"...