Under the Roofs of Paris Author:Henry Miller "Under the Roofs of Paris" was written in 1941 and 1942, not long after Henry Miller returned to the United States from a now-legendary sojourn in Paris... [it]is similar in many ways to Miller's masterpiece, "Tropic of Cancer," covering the same period in Paris and featuring many recognizable Miller characters; but in "Under the Roofs," the lev... more »el of sexual activity is increased tenfold. Nevertheless, Miller's trademarks as a writer shine through: his candor, wit, self-mockery and celebration of life, and his profoundly original ideas about art and love.« less