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A devil in paradise / Henry Miller

By:

Miller, Henry, (, 1891-1980)

Material type: Text

TextPublication details: New York : New Directions Books , 1993 , c1957Description: 111 p. ; 18 cmISBN:

9780811212441

Subject(s):

DDC classification:

92 MIL

LOC classification:

BF1679.8.M6 M5

Summary: The devil in Henry Miller's Big Sur paradise is Conrad Moricand: A friend of his Paris days, who, having been financed and brought over from Europe as an act of mercy by Mr. Miller, turns out as exacting, sponging, evil, cunning and ungrateful a guest as can be found in contemporary literature. Mr. Miller has always been a remarkable creator of character. Conrad Moricand is probably his masterpiece. . . .A Devil in Paradise is the work of a great novelist manqué, a novelist who has no stricter sense of form than the divine creator. . . .Fresh and intoxicating, funny and moving. . .

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Libro - Monografía	Biblioteca Pública de San Miguel de Allende, A.C. Sala Ingles	92 MIL (Browse shelf(Opens below))	Available		014169

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The devil in Henry Miller's Big Sur paradise is Conrad Moricand: A friend of his Paris days, who, having been financed and brought over from Europe as an act of mercy by Mr. Miller, turns out as exacting, sponging, evil, cunning and ungrateful a guest as can be found in contemporary literature. Mr. Miller has always been a remarkable creator of character. Conrad Moricand is probably his masterpiece. . . .A Devil in Paradise is the work of a great novelist manqué, a novelist who has no stricter sense of form than the divine creator. . . .Fresh and intoxicating, funny and moving. . .

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