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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Crno proljeće / Svijet seksa
Black Spring is a collection of essays and short stories by the American writer Henry Miller, which was first published in 1936. "The World of Sex" is Miller's second well-known work, which is particularly controversial due to its explicit content.
Cvet Henrija Milera
The book Flower by Henry Miller is based on a selection from the best and most attractive works of this writer, following the chronological sequence in Miller's writing, giving Miller's most artistically mature pages.
Jarčeva obratnica
Tropic of Capricorn is another legendary erotic novel by Henry Miller, published in 1938. Due to the inserted philosophy, it is somewhat difficult to understand. In this work, Henry is in Paris, but he actually remembers his childhood in New York.
Jarčeva obratnica
Tropic of Capricorn is another legendary erotic novel by Henry Miller, published in 1938. Due to the inserted philosophy, it is somewhat difficult to understand. In this work, Henry is in Paris, but he actually remembers his childhood in New York.
Klementina
Miller, known for his provocative and autobiographical prose, describes in Clementine the bohemian life in Paris in the 1930s, filled with sexual adventures, artistic pursuits, and free-spirited philosophy.
Mirni dani na Clichyju
An autobiographical novella written in 1940 (later revised), set in the early 1930s in the Parisian suburb of Clichy. The work is a nostalgic, sensual, and vivid depiction of the bohemian life of a poor American immigrant in Paris.
Mirni dani na Klišiju
In this novel, the author's enthusiasm for life is boundless and he conveys it in the way that is characteristic of him, by describing pure pleasure in women, wine, food, ambience and atmosphere.
Odabrana djela Henryja Millera
The six-volume set The Selected Works of Henry Miller brings together key novels and essays by this celebrated author, including the Rosy Crucifixion trilogy and the controversial Tropic of Cancer.
Predraga moja Brenda
Henry Miller's Love Letters to Brenda Venus. If you're looking for Miller's raw passion in a tender epilogue, this is an emotional glimpse into the heart of a rebel—touching, witty, and compelling.
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.