Books by Henry Miller

Sexus is the first volume of the scandalous trilogy The Rosy Crucifixion, Henry Miller's major life workHenry Miller called the end of his life in America and the start of a new, bohemian existence in 1930s Paris his 'rosy crucifixion'. His searing fictionalized autobiography of this time of liberation was banned for nearly twenty years. Sexus, the first volume in The Rosy Crucifixion trilogy, looks back to his early sexual escapades in Brooklyn, and his growing infatuation with the playful, teasing dance hall hostess who will become the great obsession of his life.

Shocking, banned and the subject of obscenity trials, Henry Miller's first novel Tropic of Cancer is one of the most scandalous and influential books of the twentieth centuryTropic of Cancer redefined the novel. Set in Paris in the 1930s, it features a starving American writer who lives a bohemian life among prostitutes, pimps, and artists. Banned in the US and the UK for more than thirty years because it was considered pornographic, Tropic of Cancer continued to be distributed in France and smuggled into other countries. When it was first published in the US in 1961, it led to more than 60 obscenity trials until a historic ruling by the Supreme Court defined it as a work of literature. Long hailed as a truly liberating book, daring and uncompromising, Tropic of Cancer is a cornerstone of modern literature that asks us to reconsider everything we know about art, freedom, and morality.'At last an unprintable book that is fit to read' Ezra Pound 'A momentous event in the history of modern writing' Samuel Beckett 'The book that forever changed the way American literature would be written' Erica Jong Henry Miller (1891-1980) is one of the most important American writers of the 20th century. His best-known novels include Tropic of Cancer (1934), Tropic of Capricorn (1939), and the Rosy Crucifixion trilogy (Sexus, 1949, Plexus, 1953, and Nexus, 1959), all published in France and banned in the US and the UK until 1964. He is widely recognised as an irreverent, risk-taking writer who redefined the novel and made the link between the European avant-garde and the American Beat generation.

Nexus is the third volume of the scandalous trilogy The Rosy Crucifixion, Henry Miller's major life workThe exhilarating final volume of Henry Miller's semi-autobiographical trilogy, Nexus follows his last months in New York. Trapped in a bizarre m nage- -trois with his fiery wife Mona and her lover Stasia, he finds his life descending into chaos. Finally, betrayed and exhausted, he decides to leave America and sail for Paris, to discover his true vocation as a writer.

A cult modern classic, Tropic of Capricorn is as daring, frank and influential as Henry Miller first novel, Tropic of CancerA story of sexual and spiritual awakening, Tropic of Capricorn shocked readers when it was published in 1939. A mixture of fiction and autobiography, it is the story of Henry V. Miller who works for the Cosmodemonic telegraph company in New York in the 1920s and tries to write the most important work of literature that was ever published. Tropic of Capricorn paints a dazzling picture of the life of the writer and of New York City between the wars: the skyscrapers and the sewers, the lust and the dejection, the smells and the sounds of a city that is perpetually in motion, threatening to swallow everyone and everything.'Literature begins and ends with the meaning of what Miller has done' Lawrence Durrell 'The only imaginative prose-writer of the slightest value who has appeared among the English-speaking races for some years past' George Orwell 'The greatest American writer' Bob Dylan Henry Miller (1891-1980) is one of the most important American writers of the 20th century. His best-known novels include Tropic of Cancer (1934), Tropic of Capricorn (1939), and the Rosy Crucifixion trilogy (Sexus, 1949, Plexus, 1953, and Nexus, 1959), all published in France and banned in the US and the UK until 1964. He is widely recognised as an irreverent, risk-taking writer who redefined the novel and made the link between the European avant-garde and the American Beat generation.

"Det kosmologiske øje" består af en lang række tekster, som Henry Miller skrev under sit ophold i Villa Seurat i Paris sammen med sin gode ven forfatteren Lawrence Durrell. Teksterne er spredt ud over flere litterære genrer, heriblandt noveller, essays, poetisk prosa og selvbiografi, men som langt de fleste af Henry Millers tekster er det svært at få dem til at passe helt ned i nogen litterær kasse.Henry Miller (1891-1980) var en kontroversiel amerikansk forfatter, hvis erotiske romaner udfordrede samtidens pornografilove og medførte heftige diskussioner. Han er særligt kendt for sin selvbiografiske roman "Krebsens vendekreds" og trilogien "The Rosy Crucifixion" bestående af romanerne "Sexus", "Plexus" og "Nexus". Henry Millers mange romaner er oversat til flere forskellige sprog, og han er kendt verden over som en af pionererne inden for den erotiske litteratur.

"Kære mr. Miller,Jeg har netop læst "Krebsens vendekreds" igen og synes, jeg vil skrive et par ord om den til Dem. Det forekommer mig, at det er det eneste ordentlige værk, som dette århundrede kan prale af. Den er en kæmpemæssig sejr lige fra begyndelsen, og ikke blot er den en litterær og kunstnerisk fanfare for enhver, men den får virkelig fanget vor tids blod og indvolde ind på papiret."Da Lawrence Durrell som 23-årig skrev et fanbrev til den 20 år ældre amerikanske forfatter Henry Miller, havde den unge englænder, der dengang boede på Korfu med sin familie, næppe regnet med, at det ville føre til et livslangt venskab mellem to beslægtede ånder. Gennem deres årelange korrespondance lærer vi dem hver især at kende som forfattere, som mennesker og som venner, og vi kommer til at forstå deres liv og litteratur på en ny måde.Henry Miller (1891-1980) var en kontroversiel amerikansk forfatter, hvis erotiske romaner udfordrede samtidens pornografilove og medførte heftige diskussioner. Han er særligt kendt for sin selvbiografiske roman "Krebsens vendekreds" og trilogien "The Rosy Crucifixion" bestående af romanerne "Sexus", "Plexus" og "Nexus". Henry Millers mange romaner er oversat til flere forskellige sprog, og han er kendt verden over som en af pionererne inden for den erotiske litteratur.

"Astrologisk fricassé og andre historier" består af fem af Henry Millers bedste noveller og essays. Vi kender Henry Miller som en samfundsrevser og en kompromisløs skildrer af den menneskelige natur med alt det gode, smukke, grimme og erotiske, den indeholder. I fortællingerne går han blandt andet til angreb på samtidens pseudookkultisme, han beskriver sit forhold til en ung parisisk gadepige, og han raser mod de aspekter af den amerikanske samfundsånd, som han hele sit liv nægtede at acceptere.Henry Miller (1891-1980) var en kontroversiel amerikansk forfatter, hvis erotiske romaner udfordrede samtidens pornografilove og medførte heftige diskussioner. Han er særligt kendt for sin selvbiografiske roman "Krebsens vendekreds" og trilogien "The Rosy Crucifixion" bestående af romanerne "Sexus", "Plexus" og "Nexus". Henry Millers mange romaner er oversat til flere forskellige sprog, og han er kendt verden over som en af pionererne inden for den erotiske litteratur.

"Når jeg nu atter læser disse tekster, slår det mig stærkt, at selv om mit livssyn – min filosofi, om man vil – har ændret sig noget, siden jeg skrev "Krebsens vendekreds", har mine synspunkter vedrørende samfundet ikke gjort det. Jeg har en anelse om, at de, der ikke kan tåle "Krebsens vendekreds", heller ikke vil være i stand til at tage nærværende bog. De tanker, der fremlægges i den, vil nok vise sig lige så ubehagelige for den sarte som beretningen om mine forargelige eventyr i gamle dage i Paris."I Henry Millers "Åbne breve til alle og enhver" ser vi en anden side af den store forfatter og boheme end i hans romaner. Vi ser ham kæmpe frygtløst og nådesløst for de undertrykte og de miskendte, vi mærker hans store kærlighed til menneskeheden, hans foragt for penge og grådighed, skuffelsen over fædrelandet, USA, og kærligheden til hans hjertets sande hjem, Europa.Henry Miller (1891-1980) var en kontroversiel amerikansk forfatter, hvis erotiske romaner udfordrede samtidens pornografilove og medførte heftige diskussioner. Han er særligt kendt for sin selvbiografiske roman "Krebsens vendekreds" og trilogien "The Rosy Crucifixion" bestående af romanerne "Sexus", "Plexus" og "Nexus". Henry Millers mange romaner er oversat til flere forskellige sprog, og han er kendt verden over som en af pionererne inden for den erotiske litteratur.

Henry Millers selvbiografiske roman "Krebsens vendekreds" fortæller om forfatterens tid i Paris i slutningen af 1920’erne og starten af 1930’erne, hvor han var en del af bohememiljøet. Han fortæller om ensomhed, sult efter både mad, sex og kærlighed, kampen for at slå igennem som forfatter, et indædt had til samfundets normer og et konstant forsøg på at bryde med dem.Henry Miller (1891-1980) var en kontroversiel amerikansk forfatter, hvis erotiske romaner udfordrede samtidens pornografilove og medførte heftige diskussioner. Han er særligt kendt for sin selvbiografiske roman "Krebsens vendekreds" og trilogien "The Rosy Crucifixion" bestående af romanerne "Sexus", "Plexus" og "Nexus". Henry Millers mange romaner er oversat til flere forskellige sprog, og han er kendt verden over som en af pionererne inden for den erotiske litteratur.

Henry Millers selvbiografiske roman "Kolossen fra Maroussi" fortæller om hans ophold på Korfu i Grækenland i 1939. På invitation fra sin gode ven den britiske forfatter Lawrence Durrell rejste Henry Miller til den græske ø, og hans beskrivelse af sine oplevelser, landskabet og ikke mindst digteren Katsimbalis udgør til sammen et af hans bedste værker."Kolossen fra Maroussi" er skrevet, efter Henry Miller meget mod sin vilje var rejst tilbage til USA, efter Anden Verdenskrig lagde sin tunge næve over hele det europæiske kontinent. Forfatterens stærke modvilje mod sit hjemland og dets strenge moralske rammer kommer tydeligt til udtryk, mens han ser tilbage på sin tid i Grækenland blandt andre bohemer.Henry Miller (1891-1980) var en kontroversiel amerikansk forfatter, hvis erotiske romaner udfordrede samtidens pornografilove og medførte heftige diskussioner. Han er særligt kendt for sin selvbiografiske roman "Krebsens vendekreds" og trilogien "The Rosy Crucifixion" bestående af romanerne "Sexus", "Plexus" og "Nexus". Henry Millers mange romaner er oversat til flere forskellige sprog, og han er kendt verden over som en af pionererne inden for den erotiske litteratur.

Henry Millers selvbiografiske roman "Stenbukkens vendekreds" springer rundt i forfatterens liv og fortæller blandt andet om hans tidligste seksuelle oplevelser, da han som bare 15-årig indledte en affære med sin næsten dobbelt så gamle klaverlærer, mødet med hans første kone, Beatrice, og deres ulykkelige ægteskab, der kulminerede i en voldsom forelskelse i den unge, eksotiske June, som Henry Miller senere blev gift med. Vi følger hans forsøg på at bryde med datidens seksualmoral og andre samfundsnormer, som Henry Miller hverken kunne eller ville indordne sig under.Henry Miller (1891-1980) var en kontroversiel amerikansk forfatter, hvis erotiske romaner udfordrede samtidens pornografilove og medførte heftige diskussioner. Han er særligt kendt for sin selvbiografiske roman "Krebsens vendekreds" og trilogien "The Rosy Crucifixion" bestående af romanerne "Sexus", "Plexus" og "Nexus". Henry Millers mange romaner er oversat til flere forskellige sprog, og han er kendt verden over som en af pionererne inden for den erotiske litteratur.

"Nexus" er tredje og sidste bind i Henry Millers trilogi "The Rosy Crucifixion" om sit kærligheds- og sexliv. Henry Miller er stadig sammen med sin anden kone, danserinden Mona, men ægteskabet har fået en tredje part, nemlig Anastasia. Mona og den smukke kvinde bliver tættere og tættere, og Henry Miller frygter at blive en outsider i sit eget ægteskab. "The Rosy Crucifixion"-trilogien består af romanerne "Sexus", "Plexus" og "Nexus" og regnes for et af hovedværkerne inden for den erotiske litteratur.Henry Miller (1891-1980) var en kontroversiel amerikansk forfatter, hvis erotiske romaner udfordrede samtidens pornografilove og medførte heftige diskussioner. Han er særligt kendt for sin selvbiografiske roman "Krebsens vendekreds" og trilogien "The Rosy Crucifixion" bestående af romanerne "Sexus", "Plexus" og "Nexus". Henry Millers mange romaner er oversat til flere forskellige sprog, og han er kendt verden over som en af pionererne inden for den erotiske litteratur.

"Plexus" er andet bind i "The Rosy Crucifixion"-trilogien, som fortæller om Henry Millers kærligheds- og sexliv. I "Plexus" har Henry Miller giftet sig med den smukke danserinde Mona, som han forlod sin første kone for. Vi følger hans forsøg på at slå igennem som forfatter sideløbende med hans komplicerede erotiske forhold til sin kone. "The Rosy Crucifixion"-trilogien består af romanerne "Sexus", "Plexus" og "Nexus" og regnes for et af hovedværkerne inden for den erotiske litteratur.Henry Miller (1891-1980) var en kontroversiel amerikansk forfatter, hvis erotiske romaner udfordrede samtidens pornografilove og medførte heftige diskussioner. Han er særligt kendt for sin selvbiografiske roman "Krebsens vendekreds" og trilogien "The Rosy Crucifixion" bestående af romanerne "Sexus", "Plexus" og "Nexus". Henry Millers mange romaner er oversat til flere forskellige sprog, og han er kendt verden over som en af pionererne inden for den erotiske litteratur.

Published for the first time in English, Paris 1928 (Nexus II) continues in true Henry Miller fashion the narrative begun in Nexus, the third volume of the Rosy Crucifixion trilogy. A rough draft that Miller ultimately abandoned, the story describes Miller's first wondrous glimpse of Paris and underscores several of the recurrent themes of his work. These previously unpublished memoirs capture Miller's troubled relationship with his second wife, June; reflections on what he left behind in New York's sweltering summer of 1927; and the anticipation of all that awaits him in Europe. Paris 1928 presents Miller's views on Europe on the brink of great changes, counterpointed by his own personal sexual revelry and freedom of choice. Illustrations in this edition are by Australian artist and filmmaker Garry Shead.

In this selection of stories and essays, Henry Miller elucidates, revels, and soars, showing his command over a wide range of moods, styles, and subject matters. Writing "from the heart," always with a refreshing lack of reticence, Miller involves the reader directly in his thoughts and feelings. "His real aim," Karl Shapiro has written, "is to find the living core of our world whenever it survives and in whatever manifestation, in art, in literature, in human behavior itself. It is then that he sings, praises, and shouts at the top of his lungs with the uncontainable hilarity he is famous for." Here are some of Henry Miller's best-known writings: an essay on the photographer Brassai; "Reflections on Writing," in which Miller examines his own position as a writer; "Seraphita" and "Balzac and His Double," on the works of other writers; and "The Alcoholic Veteran," "Creative Death," "The Enormous Womb," and "The Philosopher Who Philosophizes."

'Out of the sea, as if Homer himself had arranged it for me, the islands bobbed up, lonely, deserted, mysterious in the fading light'Enraptured by a young woman's account of the landscapes of Greece, Henry Miller set off to explore the Grecian countryside with his friend Lawrence Durrell in 1939. In The Colossus of Maroussi he describes drinking from sacred springs, nearly being trampled to death by sheep and encountering the flamboyant Greek poet Katsumbalis, who 'could galvanize the dead with his talk'. This lyrical classic of travel writing represented an epiphany in Miller's life, and is the book he would later cite as his favourite. 'One of the five greatest travel books of all time' Pico Iyer

'Here, even if I had a thousand dollar in my pocket, I know of no sight which could arouse in me the feeling of ecstasy'Looking back to Henry Miller's bohemian life in 1930s Paris, when he was an obscure, penniless writer, Quiet Days in Clichy is a love letter to a city. As he describes nocturnal wanderings through shabby Montmartre streets, caf s and bars, sexual liaisons and volatile love affairs, Miller brilliantly evokes a period that would shape his entire life and oeuvre. 'His writing is flamboyant, torrential, chaotic, treacherous, and dangerous' Ana s Nin

'New York is an aquarium ... where there are nothing but hellbenders and lungfish and slimy, snag-toothed groupers and sharks'In 1935 Henry Miller set off from his adopted home, Paris, to revisit his native land, America. Aller Retour New York, his exuberant, humorous missive to his friend Alfred Perl s describing the trip and his return journey on a Dutch steamer, is filled with vivid reflections on his hellraising antics, showing Miller at the height of his powers. This edition also includes Via Dieppe-Newhaven, his entertaining account of a failed attempt to visit England. 'The greatest American writer' Bob Dylan

In The World of Sex, Henry Miller, one of the most scandalous writers of the 20th century explains his literary project Henry Miller's bold, explicit novels scandalized readers and remade the literature of his day. In this uncompromising literary manifesto he argues that sex is at the heart of his writing because it is at the heart of life - a vital force as essential as bread, money, work or play. Drawing on his own experiences and on the writing of his famously banned novels in Paris, he shows sex as a mysterious realm that must be explored if we are to be truly free.

Investigates how reformers, conservatives, and radicals used portraiture to connect with supporters and build identity in Victorian politics.

A "melo-melo in seven scenes," Just Wild About Harry is Henry Miller's only excursion into playwriting. Harry is pure Miller, welling up from the same abundant love of life and freedom from convention that made its author the dean of writers dedicated to human liberation. Admittedly inspired by lonesco and the Theatre of the Absurd, Miller's tragicomic slapstick is nevertheless as American as the Marx Brothers and the blues--the simple story of a heartless Harry (the one the ladies are wild about) who learns a bittersweet lesson about life, death, and love. Begun in Europe in 1960, Just Wild About Harry was first published by New Directions in 1963.

In 1958, when Henry Miller was elected to membership in the American Institute of Arts and Letters, the citation described him as: "The veteran author of many books whose originality and richness of technique are matched by the variety and daring of his subject matter. His boldness of approach and intense curiosity concerning man and nature are unequalled in the prose literature of our times." It is most fitting that this anthology of "the best" of Henry Miller should have been assembled by one of the first among Miller's contemporaries to recognize his genius, the eminent British writer Lawrence Durrell. Drawing material from a dozen different books Durrell has traced the main line and principal themes of the "single, endless autobiography" which is Henry Miller's life work. "I suspect," writes Durrell in his Introduction, "that Miller's final place will be among those towering anomalies of authorship like Whitman or Blake who have left us, not simply works of art, but a corpus of ideas which motivate and influence a whole cultural pattern." Earlier, H. L. Mencken had said, "his is one of the most beautiful prose styles today," and the late Sir Herbert Read had written that "what makes Miller distinctive among modern writers is his ability to combine, without confusion, the aesthetic and prophetic functions." Included are stories, "portraits" of persons and places, philosophical essays, and aphorisms. For each selection Miller himself prepared a brief commentary which fits the piece into its place in his life story. This framework is supplemented by a chronology from Miller's birth in 1891 up to the spring of 1959, a bibliography, and, as an appendix, an open letter to the Supreme Court of Norway written in protest of the ban on Sexus, a part of which appears in this volume.

A sparkling, lively record of a remarkable author/publisher relationship.