Paris 1928: Nexus II
by Henry Miller
Miller and June’s first Paris trip, recovered from an unfinished manuscript before the city became part of his legend.
- 2012
About Henry Miller
The story, briefly
Spoiler-freeAn autobiographical fragment about Henry Miller’s 1928 journey to Paris with June Mansfield, published in English decades after the rough manuscript was abandoned.
What's inside
Miller revisits his first journey to Paris with the woman he later fictionalized as Mona, moving through artistic encounters, financial instability, and the beginnings of a life organized around writing.
Why we recommend it
Before the Paris mythology
The unfinished manuscript catches Miller and June at the beginning of the European story he spent a lifetime retelling.
What this book explores
Book editions
- Paperback
- Indiana University Press
- 2012
- 9780253008312
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