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Grove Press, Inc (1965), Edition: Seventh edition, third American edition.
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Henry Miller's bold, explicit novels scandalized readers and remade the literature of his day. In this uncompromising literary manifesto he argues that sex is at the heart of his writing because it is at the heart of life - a vital force as essential as bread, money, work or play.
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LibraryThing member NateJordon
A brief look inside the writer's mind, technique, style, philosophy - the method to his madness. As ever when we read Henry Miller, he gives us nothing short of brutal honesty - about himself and the existential world. Though there are countless gems to be mined in Miller's work, here are a few I
"Like every man, I am my own worst enemy. Unlike most men, however, I also know that I am my own savior."
"We clutter the earth with our inventions, never dreaming that possibly they are unnecessary—or disadvantageous. We devise astounding means of communication, but do we communicate with one another? We move our bodies to and fro at incredible speeds, but do we really leave the spot we started from? Mentally, morally, spiritually, we are fettered. What have we achieved in mowing down mountain ranges, harnessing the energy of mighty rivers, or moving whole populations about like chess pieces, if we ourselves remain the same restless, miserable, frustrated creatures we were before? To call such activity progress is utter delusion."
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culled from this short treatise:"Like every man, I am my own worst enemy. Unlike most men, however, I also know that I am my own savior."
"We clutter the earth with our inventions, never dreaming that possibly they are unnecessary—or disadvantageous. We devise astounding means of communication, but do we communicate with one another? We move our bodies to and fro at incredible speeds, but do we really leave the spot we started from? Mentally, morally, spiritually, we are fettered. What have we achieved in mowing down mountain ranges, harnessing the energy of mighty rivers, or moving whole populations about like chess pieces, if we ourselves remain the same restless, miserable, frustrated creatures we were before? To call such activity progress is utter delusion."
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1940
1957 (rev.)
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6.7 inches