Who helped Céline after his conviction?
An anonymous lawyer
A military tribunal
A group of fans
His family
Answer
After being convicted of treason by a military tribunal in 1945, Céline was sentenced to death. However, a clemency petition from his friend, the writer Maurice Sachs, resulted in a commutation of his sentence to one of hard labor. Céline was then transferred to a prison camp in Germany, where he remained until his release in 1947.
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