Paris 1928: Nexus Ii

By Henry Miller

Published for the first time in English, Paris 1928 (Nexus II) continues in true Henry Miller fashion the narrative begun in Nexus, the third volume of the Rosy Crucifixion trilogy. A rough draft that Miller ultimately abandoned, the story describes Miller's first wondrous glimpse of Paris and underscores several of the recurrent themes of his work. These previously unpublished memoirs capture Miller's troubled relationship with his second wife, June; reflections on what he left behind in New York's sweltering summer of 1927; and the anticipation of all that awaits him in Europe. Paris 1928 presents Miller's views on Europe on the brink of great changes, counterpointed by his own personal sexual revelry and freedom of choice. Illustrations in this edition are by Australian artist and filmmaker Garry Shead.

• Language: English
• Publisher: Indiana University Press
• Release date: Aug 29, 2012
• ISBN: 9780253019554

Henry Miller

Henry Valentine Miller was born in New York City in 1891 and raised in Brooklyn. He lived in Europe, particularly Paris, Berlin, the south of France, and Greece; in New York; and in Beverly Glen, Big Sur, and Pacific Palisades, California where he died in 1980. He is also the author, among many other works, of Tropic of Capricorn, the Rosy Crucifixion trilogy (Sexus, Plexus, Nexus), and The Air-Conditioned Nightmare.

Reviews for Paris 1928

[chris.wolak · Rating: 1 out of 5 stars]

Quit listening after the first disc. I haven't read anything by Miller but when this audiobook came across my desk at the library I thought I'd give it a try. I don't know if it was the narrator or the content, but it started sounding a little too Hemingway-esq for my tastes (and I like Hemingway): He-man literary type in Paris drinking wine and having sex with lots of name dropping in between.