What are the genders of Jesse and Celine 's kids ?
The English - language version , published under the title " Bitter Victory " , was described by Time magazine as " one of the strongest French novels since Celine 's " Journey to the End of the Night " ... it has much in common with Celine 's masterpiece in its mood of intense disgust , its savage satirical portraits , its hatred of hypocrisy and its wild , grotesque humor .