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What mystery in your own life could be a plot for a book?

Arthur Hoyle How, where, and when did my mother and father meet?

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Who is your favorite fictional couple, and why?

Arthur Hoyle Rochester and Jane, because their love overcomes all obstacles.

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I recently acquired a small collection of Eve Miller prints. The period is 63-65. I plan to view letters from HM to Eve during this period in the UCLA HM collection next week. Can you give me any guidance on what to expect? And, do you know where the corresponding return correspondence from Eve to HM might be? I will be specifically looking for any references to the work that Eve was doing during this period.

Arthur Hoyle The letters from Eve to HM that I used are in Special Collections at UCLA in the Henry Miller Collection. Don't think you will find much about her art there. She also wrote to Vincent Birge and Lawrence Durrell (both collections at Southern Illinois University, Carbondale), and to Anais Nin (Anais Nin Papers, UCLA Special Collections). But, again, I don't think you will find much about her own art. She was usually writing about her life with HM. You might try the Henry Miller Memorial Library.

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Hi Arthur. Funny, I haven't logged in here recently so just saw your note. I just finished your book last week. I really enjoyed it. Currently re-reading everything from beginning (Moloch) to end, currently in the middle of Sexus. Great job on the bio. Where you able to talk to his children at all? Bill

Arthur Hoyle I have a cordial relationship with both Tony and Val, but did not interview them for the book, although I had several conversations with each of them about their years in Big Sur that gave me insight into the tenor of their family life with both Lepska and Eve.

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Arthur, What drew you towards Henry Miller, and have you read any of the many titles Henry mentions within his body of work?

Arthur Hoyle I was drawn by Miller's voice, by his candor and truthfulness about himself and his experience of life. Also by his flexible style, which he could alter to suit his mood. I've read Dostoevsky, Thoreau, Strindberg, Swift, Krishnamurti, some Buddhist texts. Tried reading Seraphita by Balzac but got bogged down in it.

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