Posted ByPierre on November 05, 19101 at 17:55:24:
In Reply to: Re: Under the Twats of Paris posted byOld Fart on November 05, 19101 at 16:21:43:
: In the Diaries of Anais Nin, which I read some twenty-odd years ago, she mentions Miller writing pornography for a guy at something like a dollar page. She tried her hand at it, but the buyer didn't like her stuff. It was too literary. I suppose Miller's contribution became Opus Pistorum, but why anyone would want to read it is beyond me. It has no relationship to Miller's serious writing, it's just some crap he churned out for a paycheck.
: I believe he also posed for some pornographic photos. But I don't see any museum wanting to hang them along with his watercolours.
Well, « Opus Pistorum » exists. It’s there on the shelves of bookstores under its new title. There is something called curiosity, as you know. Try it again! You might get an erection one night... And it’s much cheaper than Viagra! Why Miller wrote it? I’m sure he had his own personal reasons (hunger and debts probably). When you’re broke, you can do all kinds of naughty things. I think you’re also wrong about the porno pictures. Many Henry Miller fans (and collectors) would give a fair amount of dough to have them...