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Mar 27, 2024 · Henry Miller (born Dec. 26, 1891, New York City—died June 7, 1980, Pacific Palisades, Calif., U.S.) was a U.S. writer and perennial Bohemian whose autobiographical novels achieve a candour—particularly about sex—that made them a liberating influence in mid-20th-century literature.
Henry Valentine Miller was an American novelist, short story writer and essayist. He broke with existing literary forms and developed a new type of semi-autobiographical novel that blended character study, social criticism, philosophical reflection, stream of consciousness, explicit language, sex, surrealist free association, and mysticism.
Henry Miller has 786 books on Goodreads with 442432 ratings. Henry Miller’s most popular book is Tropic of Cancer (Tropic, #1).
Mar 25, 2020 · Henry Miller (December 26, 1891—June 7, 1980) was an American writer who published several semi-autobiographical novels that broke from conventional form in both style and subject matter. His stream-of-consciousness blend of personal philosophy, social critique, and candid depictions of sex cemented him as a rebel in both life and art.
Mar 21, 2013 · By Maria Popova. More than merely one of the most memorable, prolific, and disciplined authors of the twentieth century, Henry Miller (December 26, 1891–June 7, 1980) was also a champion of the wisdom of the heart, a poignant oracle of writing, a modern philosopher.
Jun 9, 2020 · Beat generation writer Henry Miller dies – archive, 1980. 9 June 1980: As chief literary anarchist of his day, Miller was a kind of low priest celebrating the last rites of what he regarded as...
May 17, 2018 · American writer. American author Henry Miller was a major force in literature in the late 1950s, largely because his two most important novels, banned from publication and sale in the United States for many years, tested federal laws concerning art and pornography (material intended to cause sexual excitement).
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