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Obscene? Yes! Lice, bed bugs, rotten teeth, bad breath, hunger, prostitutes, and depraved whatnot. Yes, it is all here. But it is oh so wonderful!
Miller writes: "I love the words of hysterics and the sentences that flow on like dysentery and mirror all the sick images of the soul;" and that pretty well sums up this book IMHO.
Despite the hunger and grime, Miller realizes that he is really living, really LIVING in Paris. Not just getting on from day to day as he would be in the U.S. He's living ...more
Miller writes: "I love the words of hysterics and the sentences that flow on like dysentery and mirror all the sick images of the soul;" and that pretty well sums up this book IMHO.
Despite the hunger and grime, Miller realizes that he is really living, really LIVING in Paris. Not just getting on from day to day as he would be in the U.S. He's living ...more
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