In 1941, Henry Miller, the author of Tropic of Cancer, was commissioned by a Los
Angeles bookseller to write an erotic novel for a dollar a page. Under the Roof
s of Paris (originally published as Opus Pistorum) is that book. Here one finds
Miller's characteristic candor, wit, self-mockery, and celebration of the good l
ife. From Marcelle to Tania, to Alexandra, to Anna, and from the Left Bank to Pi
galle, Miller sweeps us up in his odyssey in search of the perfect job, the perf
ect woman, and the perfect experience.
