Rigodón (Trilogía del Norte, 3)

In short, *Rigadoon* is the pathetic story of a man adrift—an account of Céline’s journey through Germany in 1944, just months before the end of World War II, as he attempts to reach Denmark and Sigmaringen, where the Vichy government is in hiding. He is accompanied by the actor Robert Le Vigan, his wife Lucette, and his cat Bébert; together, they aim to retrieve gold buried in the garden of a dancer friend. Amidst vivid descriptions of fires and rubble, Céline weaves together his experiences and thoughts: his contempt for his publisher, unwelcome visits, his resentment over his imprisonment in Denmark, and his perspective on the events unfolding around him.