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Henry Miller

Born

in Yorkville, Manhattan, New York City, The United States

December 26, 1891

Died

June 07, 1980

Genre

Literature & Fiction

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Henry Miller sought to reestablish the freedom to live without the conventional restraints of civilization. His books are potpourris of sexual description, quasi-philosophical speculation, reflection on literature and society, surrealistic imaginings, and autobiographical incident.

After living in Paris in the 1930s, he returned to the United States and settled in Big Sur, California. Miller's first two works, Tropic of Cancer (Paris, 1934) and Tropic of Capricorn (Paris, 1939), were denied publication in the U.S. until the early 1960s because of alleged obscenity. The Colossus of Maroussi (1941), a travel book of modern Greece, is considered by some critics his best work. His other writings include the Rosy Crucifixion Trilogy — Sexus (194 ...more

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Average rating: 3.77 · 154,279 ratings · 9,511 reviews · 728 distinct works • Similar authors

	Tropic of Cancer (Tropic, #1) 3.67 avg rating — 70,767 ratings — published 1934 — 404 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Tropic of Capricorn (Tropic, #2) 3.81 avg rating — 19,938 ratings — published 1939 — 252 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Sexus (The Rosy Crucifixion, #1) 4.01 avg rating — 9,370 ratings — published 1949 — 162 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Black Spring 3.83 avg rating — 5,225 ratings — published 1936 — 106 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Quiet Days in Clichy 3.64 avg rating — 5,352 ratings — published 1956 — 121 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Colossus of Maroussi 3.98 avg rating — 4,401 ratings — published 1941 — 126 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Plexus (The Rosy Crucifixion, #2) 4.12 avg rating — 4,219 ratings — published 1952 — 122 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Nexus (The Rosy Crucifixion, #3) 4.11 avg rating — 3,993 ratings — published 1959 — 111 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Air-Conditioned Nightmare (New Directions Paperbook) 3.82 avg rating — 3,288 ratings — published 1945 — 51 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Big Sur and the Oranges of Hieronymus Bosch 4.03 avg rating — 3,074 ratings — published 1957 — 40 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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Quotes by Henry Miller (?)

“The one thing we can never get enough of is love. And the one thing we never give enough of is love.”
― Henry Miller

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“A book lying idle on a shelf is wasted ammunition.”
― Henry Miller, The Books in My Life

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“Let me be, was all I wanted. Be what I am, no matter how I am.”
― Henry Miller, Stand Still Like the Hummingbird

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What frequently challenged or banned book for adults should we read in September and October?

A Farewell to Arms by Ernest Hemingway

36 votes, 33.3%

Rabbit, Run by John Updike

31 votes, 28.7%

Tropic of Cancer by Henry Miller

20 votes, 18.5%

Go Tell It on the Mountain by James Baldwin

11 votes, 10.2%

Native Son by Richard Wright

10 votes, 9.3%

108 total votes

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