Henry Miller
Henry Miller (New York, December 26, 1891 – Pacific Palisades, California, June 7, 1980) was an American writer, essayist, and painter known for his highly autobiographical prose, which pushed the boundaries of the literary depiction of sexuality, personal freedom, and bohemian life. He grew up in Brooklyn in a family of German descent and held various jobs before dedicating himself fully to literature.
A pivotal period of his life began in 1930 with his move to Paris, where he lived in poverty, associated with artists and writers, and developed his distinctive literary style. There, he met the writer Anaïs Nin, who became a close friend and a key figure in his literary circle.
He gained international attention with the novel Tropic of Cancer (1934), a radical blend of autobiography, fiction, essays, and erotic prose. This was followed by Black Spring (1936) and Tropic of Capricorn (1939). Due to their explicit sexual content, his works were banned or restricted for decades in the United States and Great Britain. American court cases involving Tropic of Cancer during the 1960s played a significant role in expanding the boundaries of freedom of literary expression.
After returning to the United States, Miller settled in California. He translated his travel experiences in Greece into Colossus of Maroussi, while he described life in California in the book Big Sur and the Oranges of Hieronymus Bosch. An important place is also occupied by the autobiographical trilogy Pink Crucifixion, which consists of the novels Sexus, Plexus and Nexus.
Miller's prose combines eroticism, humor, philosophical reflection, social criticism and confessional autobiography. He wrote against conformism, materialism and bourgeois social norms, advocating individual freedom and a creative life. He also dabbled in watercolor and considered fine art an important part of his own creativity.
His unconventional style strongly influenced the Beat generation and the American counterculture, and Henry Miller remained one of the most provocative and recognizable literary figures of the 20th century.
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This is an accusation, a slander, a personal insult. This is not a book, in the ordinary sense of the word. No, this is a continuous insult, a spit in the face of Art, a foot in the tur against God, Man, Fate, Time, Love, Beauty...whatever you want.
Rakova obratnica
This is an accusation, a slander, a personal insult. This is not a book, in the ordinary sense of the word. No, this is a continuous insult, a spit in the face of Art, a foot in the tur against God, Man, Fate, Time, Love, Beauty...whatever you want.
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Das ist eine Anschuldigung, eine Verleumdung, eine persönliche Beleidigung. Dies ist kein Buch im üblichen Sinne des Wortes. Nein, das ist eine ständige Beleidigung, eine Spucke ins Gesicht der Kunst, ein Tritt in den Wind gegen Gott, den Menschen, das S
Rakova obratnica
Das ist eine Anschuldigung, eine Verleumdung, eine persönliche Beleidigung. Das ist kein Buch im üblichen Sinne. Nein, das ist eine fortwährende Beleidigung, ein Schlag ins Gesicht der Kunst, ein Tritt in den Hintern gegen Gott, den Menschen, das Schicksa
Ružičasto raspeće III: Nexus
„Neksus“ (1960), poslednji deo trilogije „Ružičasto raspeće“, nastavlja autobiografsku naraciju iz „Seksusa“ i „Pleksusa“. Roman prati Milerov alter ego u Njujorku 1920-ih, fokusirajući se na njegov unutrašnji razvoj, odnose i umetničku potragu.
Ružičasto raspeće II: Plexus
Plexus (1953), der zweite Teil der Trilogie, setzt die in Sexus begonnene autobiografische Geschichte fort. Der Roman konzentriert sich auf Millers Leben im New York der 1920er Jahre und untersucht seine künstlerischen Bestrebungen, Beziehungen und seinen