Under the Twats of Paris

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Posted BySchwitters on November 05, 19101 at 11:29:59:

In Reply to: Re: Opus Pistorum = Miller's Work posted byPierre on November 05, 19101 at 09:32:20:

: According to the ŤHenry Miller Bibliography of Primary Sourcesť -listing of major "A" items with links to the variations of them- (http://www.hmbiblio.com), ŤOpus Pistorum ť had a name change in 1985 because of Ť lagging sales ť. Robert Ferguson (Ť Henry Miller, A Life ť, wrote that the interest of this book Ť really lies in the fact that Miller seems to have been uniquely ashamed of his involment in the project (of writing hard-core pornography) ť. Several times, he denied responsibility for the six stories, but Ť copies of all six pieces have been part of the Henry Miller Collection at UCLA since l962. Miller took a keen interest in this collection and was aware of their presence. When Lawrence Clark Powell, the librarian in charge of the collection, asked him outright whether he had written them he did not say he had; but neither did he deny it ť. p.277.

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Thanks for the precise information. I had a look at the Ferguson book. Apparently "Under the Roofs of Paris" was one of the original proposed titles by George Howard (the guy who bought the pages from Miller?) as "Sous les Toits de Paris", chosen apparently because in English, 'Toits' sounds a lot like 'twats', - making the title something like, "Under the Twats of Paris". Not bad - although, the pun doesn't work unless its in French.

Sure beats the hell out of "Rue de Screw" or "France in My Pants", eh?

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Re: Under the Twats of Paris Old Fart 16:21:43 11/05/101 (6)
- Re: Under the Twats of Paris marc 12:38:38 11/07/101 (0)
- with my pants down, and in other ways Schwitters 22:57:45 11/05/101 (3)
  - You're mixing apples and pomegranates.. Old Fart 09:34:09 11/07/101 (2)
    - Re: You're mixing apples and pomegranates.. Schwitters 15:27:45 11/07/101 (1)
      - You've got my number, Schwitters. Old Fart 12:41:59 11/08/101 (0)
- Re: Under the Twats of Paris Pierre 17:55:24 11/05/101 (0)

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Comments:: : According to the ŤHenry Miller Bibliography of Primary Sourcesť -listing of major "A" items with links to the variations of them- (http://www.hmbiblio.com), ŤOpus Pistorum ť had a name change in 1985 because of Ť lagging sales ť. Robert Ferguson (Ť Henry Miller, A Life ť, wrote that the interest of this book Ť really lies in the fact that Miller seems to have been uniquely ashamed of his involment in the project (of writing hard-core pornography) ť. Several times, he denied responsibility for the six stories, but Ť copies of all six pieces have been part of the Henry Miller Collection at UCLA since l962. Miller took a keen interest in this collection and was aware of their presence. When Lawrence Clark Powell, the librarian in charge of the collection, asked him outright whether he had written them he did not say he had; but neither did he deny it ť. p.277. : ---- : Thanks for the precise information. I had a look at the Ferguson book. Apparently "Under the Roofs of Paris" was one of the original proposed titles by George Howard (the guy who bought the pages from Miller?) as "Sous les Toits de Paris", chosen apparently because in English, 'Toits' sounds a lot like 'twats', - making the title something like, "Under the Twats of Paris". Not bad - although, the pun doesn't work unless its in French. : Sure beats the hell out of "Rue de Screw" or "France in My Pants", eh?

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