Henry Miller
Henry Miller was the great libertarian outlaw of American fiction whose Paris novels—Tropic of Cancer and Tropic of Capricorn—were banned in America for decades and read as contraband. His celebration of erotic freedom and existential vitality influenced the Beats and the counterculture.
Works
- Tropic of CancerAutobiographical novel of an American writer's bohemian life in Paris
- Tropic of CapricornSemi-autobiographical novel of an American writer's life in 1930s America
- The Rosy CrucifixionAutobiographical work depicting marital conflicts and spiritual searching in America
- Big Sur and the Oranges of Hieronymus BoschReflective essay about the California coast and art's relationship to nature
- The Colossus of MaroussiTravel memoir celebrating Greek life and the author's spiritual discoveries