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Henry Valentine Miller (December 26, 1891 – June 7, 1980) 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 ...
Jun 3, 2024 · Henry Miller 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. He is also notable for a free and easy American style and a gift for comedy that springs from his.
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.
1454 quotes from Henry Miller: 'The one thing we can never get enough of is love. And the one thing we never give enough of is love.', 'A book lying idle on a shelf is wasted ammunition.', and 'Let me be, was all I wanted. Be what I am, no matter how I am.'.
Henry Miller has 786 books on Goodreads with 449283 ratings. Henry Miller’s most popular book is Tropic of Cancer (Tropic, #1).
Tropic of Cancer is an autobiographical novel by Henry Miller that is best known as "notorious for its candid sexuality", with the resulting social controversy considered responsible for the "free speech that we now take for granted in literature."
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.
