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Henry Miller has 785 books on Goodreads with 442062 ratings. Henry Miller’s most popular book is Tropic of Cancer (Tropic, #1).
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.
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.
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).
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...
3.66. 72,488 ratings4,346 reviews. Now hailed as an American classic Tropic of Cancer, Henry Miller’s masterpiece, was banned as obscene in this country for twenty-seven years after its first publication in Paris in 1934. Only a historic court ruling that changed American censorship standards, ushering in a new era of freedom and frankness in ...
