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
Das Buch „Flower“ von Henry Miller basiert auf einer Auswahl der besten und attraktivsten Werke dieses Schriftstellers und folgt der chronologischen Reihenfolge in Millers Schriften, wodurch Millers künstlerisch reifste Seiten entstehen.
Jarčeva obratnica
Tropic of Capricorn ist ein weiterer legendärer Erotikroman von Henry Miller, 1938 veröffentlicht wurde. Aufgrund der eingefügten Philosophie ist es etwas schwer zu verstehen. In diesem Werk ist Henry in Paris, erinnert sich aber tatsächlich an seine Kin
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, bekannt für seine provokative und autobiografische Prosa, beschreibt in Clementine das Bohème-Leben im Paris der 1930er Jahre, voller sexueller Abenteuer, künstlerischer Bestrebungen und freigeistiger Philosophie.
Mirni dani na Clichyju
Eine 1940 verfasste (später überarbeitete) autobiografische Novelle, die in den frühen 1930er Jahren im Pariser Vorort Clichy spielt. Das Werk ist eine nostalgische, sinnliche und lebendige Schilderung des Bohème-Lebens eines armen amerikanischen Einwande
Mirni dani na Klišiju
Die Begeisterung des Autors für das Leben ist in diesem Roman grenzenlos und er vermittelt sie auf die für ihn charakteristische Weise, indem er pure Freude an Frauen, Wein, Essen, Ambiente und Atmosphäre beschreibt.
Odabrana djela Henryja Millera
Komplet u šest svezaka Odabrana djela Henryja Millera donosi ključne romane i eseje ovog slavnog autora, uključujući trilogiju Ružičasto raspeće i kontroverznu Rakovu obratnicu.
Predraga moja Brenda
Ljubavna pisma Henryja Millera Brendi Venus. Ako tražite Millerovu sirovu strast u nježnom epilogu, ovo je emotivan uvid u srce buntovnika – dirljivo, duhovito i neodoljivo.
Rakova obratnica
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