Henry Miller

David Stephen Calonne

Henry Miller
Format
Paperback
Publisher
Reaktion Books
Country
United Kingdom
Published
1 November 2014
Pages
224
ISBN
9781780233444

Henry Miller

David Stephen Calonne

This new critical biography takes an innovative look at the life and work of the notorious American author (1891-1980). It examines Miller’s intense immersion in esoteric and theosophical interests, charting the cultivation of these ideas from his boyhood and adolescence to late in his career and evaluating the way in which his writings and lifestyle were influenced by his spiritual quests. Calonne discusses Miller’s involvement in the arts, his love of painting and music, and his friendships with a number of classical musicians. Miller is revealed as a quirky, charismatic man of genius who continues to influence popular culture today, as, for example, in the work of award-winning graphic novelist Alison Bechdel. Highlighting many areas of Miller’s life that have hitherto been neglected, Calonne’s book takes a fascinating revisionary approach to the life and work of one of America’s most controversial and iconic writers.

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