The Books in My Life, Volume 1
Some writers attempt to conceal the literary influences which have shaped their thinking--but not Henry Miller. In The Books in My Life he shares the thrills of discovery that many kinds of books have brought to a keenly curious and questioning mind. Some of Miller's favorite writers are the giants whom most of us revere--authors such as Dostoeyvsky, Boccaccio, Walt Whitman, James Joyce, Thomas Mann, Lao-Tse. To them he brings fresh and penetrating insights. But many are lesser-known figures: Krishnamurti, the prophet-sa≥ the French contemporaries Blaise Cendrars and Jean Giono; Richard Jeffries, who wrote The Story of My Heart; the Welshman John Cowper Powys; and scores of others. The Books in My Life contains some fine autobiographical chapters, too. Miller describes his boyhood in Brooklyn, when he devoured the historical stories of G. A. Henty and the romances of Rider Haggard. He tells of the men and women whom he regards as "living books": Lou Jacobs, W. E. B. DuBois, Elizabeth Gurley Flynn, and others. He offers his reminiscences of the New York Theatre in the early 's--including plays such as Alias Jimmy Valentine and Nellie, the Beau
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Henry Miller at his best is a virtuoso writer. He can write about anything and it is entertaining. He is with words like Jerry Garcia was with guitar: you didn&#;t really give a damn whether he was actually playing a song or not; he could go on jamming for hour after hour and have the audience completely enthralled.
There are sections like that in &#;The Books in my Life&#;, but unfortunately to get to them you have to read through a lot that is not Miller&#;s best. Don&#;t get me wrong: even Miller&#;s mediocre work is better than almost anybody else&#;s. But it&#;s not Miller&#;s best, and that&#;s the point. When Miller gets going, nothing can stop him. He hops, skips, dances, jumps through hoops, spreads wings and soars, dives down into the sewer and comes up smelling like roses. For me, his best work is in the &#;Tropics&#;: &#;Tropic of Cancer&#; especially, and to a lesser extent &#;Tropic of Capricorn&#; and &#;Black Spring&#;. After those, there are &#;The Rosy Crucifixion&#;, &#;The Colossus of Maroussi&#;, and &#;Big Sur and the Oranges of Hieronymus Bosch&#;. This book, &#;The Books in my Life&#; does not quite make it into such esteemed company, althoug
The books in my life.
Some writers attempt to conceal the literary influences which have shaped their thinking––but not Henry Miller. In this unique work, he gives an utterly candid and self-revealing account of the reading he did during his formative years. In The Books in My Life he shares the thrills of discovery that many kinds of books have brought to a keenly curious and questioning mind. Some of Miller's favorite writers are the giants whom most of us revere––authors such as Dostoievsky, Boccaccio, Walt Whitman, James Joyce, Thomas Mann, Lao-Tse. To them he brings fresh and penetrating insights. But many are lesser-known figures: Krishnamurti, the prophet-sage; the French contemporaries Blaise Cendrars and Jean Giono; Richard Jeffries, who wrote The Story of My Heart ; the Welshman John Cowper Powys; and scores of others. The Books in My Life contains some fine autobiographical chapters, too. Miller describes his boyhood in Brooklyn, when he devoured the historical stories of G. A. Henty and the romances of Rider Haggard. He tells of the men and women whom he regards as "living books": Lou Jacobs, W. E. B. DuBois, Elizabeth Gurley Flynn, and others. He offers his reminis
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