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A Devil in Paradise

by Henry Miller · 1956

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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.

Setting
20th century20th centuryMore like thisLess of thisCaliforniaCaliforniaMore like thisLess of thisFranceFranceMore like thisLess of this
Subject
philosophyphilosophyMore like thisLess of this
Audience
adult
Length
short · 124 pages

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