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Best Henry Miller Books: The Ultimate List

There are countless Henry Miller courses, tutorials, articles available online, but for some, having a book is still a necessity to learn. This is an up-to-date list of recommended books.

Tropic of Cancer (2015)

 Best Henry Miller Books: The Ultimate List2015 Reprint of 1961 Edition. Full facsimile of the original edition. Not reproduced with Optical Recognition Software. “Tropic of Cancer” has been described as “notorious for its candid sexuality” and as responsible for the “free speech that we now take for granted in literature”. It was first published in 1934 by the Obelisk Press in Paris, France, but this edition was banned in the United States. Its re-publication in 1961 in the U.S.
Author(s): Henry Miller, Anais Nin

Big Sur and the Oranges of Hieronymus Bosch (1957)

 Best Henry Miller Books: The Ultimate ListIn his great triptych “The Millennium,” Bosch used oranges and other fruits to symbolize the delights of Paradise. Whence Henry Miller’s title for this, one of his most appealing books; first published in 1957, it tells the story of Miller’s life on the Big Sur, a section of the California coast where he lived for fifteen years.
Author(s): Henry Miller

Sexus: The Rosy Crucifixion I (1994)

 Best Henry Miller Books: The Ultimate ListThe first book of a trilogy of novels known collectively as “The Rosy Crucifixion”. It is autobiographical and tells the story of Miller’s first tempestuous marriage and his relentless sexual exploits in New York. The other books are “Plexus” and “Nexus”.
Author(s): Henry Miller

The Wisdom of the Heart (2016)

 Best Henry Miller Books: The Ultimate ListAn essential collection of writings, bursting with Henry Miller’s exhilarating candor and wisdomIn this selection of stories and essays, Henry Miller elucidates, revels, and soars, showing his command over a wide range of moods, styles, and subject matters. Writing “from the heart,” always with a refreshing lack of reticence, Miller involves the reader directly in his thoughts and feelings.
Author(s): Henry Miller

Stand Still Like the Hummingbird (New Directions Paperbook) (1962)

 Best Henry Miller Books: The Ultimate ListOne of Henry Miller’s most luminous statements of his personal philosophy of life, Stand Still Like the Hummingbird, provides a symbolic title for this collection of stories and essays.
Author(s): Henry Miller

Daisy Miller (Webster’s Chinese-Traditional Thesaurus Edition) (2006)

 Best Henry Miller Books: The Ultimate ListThis edition is written in English. However, there is a running Chinese-Traditional thesaurus at the bottom of each page for the more difficult English words highlighted in the text. There are many editions of Daisy Miller. This edition would be useful if
Author(s): Henry James

Henry Miller on Writing (New Directions Paperbook) (1964)

 Best Henry Miller Books: The Ultimate List“A brilliant selection . . . it is in short a voyage of discovery, an adventure and this the log of that voyage in the life of a probing and powerful writer.” ―Robert R. Kirsch, Los Angeles Times Some of the most rewarding pages in Henry Miller’s books concern his self-education as a writer.
Author(s): Henry Miller

Tropic of Cancer (Penguin Modern Classics) (2001)

 Best Henry Miller Books: The Ultimate ListShocking banned and the subject of obscenity trials Henry Millers first novel Tropic of Cancer is one of the most scandalous and influential books of the twentieth century new to Penguin Modern Classics with a cover by Tracey Emin Tropic of Cancer redefined the novel Set in Paris in the 1930s it features a starving American writer who lives a bohemian life among prostitutes pimps and artists Banned in the US and the…
Author(s): Henry Miller

Black Spring (1994)

 Best Henry Miller Books: The Ultimate ListContinuing the subversive self-revelation begun in Tropic of Cancer and Tropic of Capricorn, Henry Miller takes readers along a mad, free-associating journey from the damp grime of his Brooklyn youth to the sun-splashed cafes and squalid flats of Paris. With incomparable glee, Miller shifts effortlessly from Virgil to venereal disease, from Rabelais to Roquefort.
Author(s): Henry Miller

The Air-Conditioned Nightmare (New Directions Paperbook) (1970)

 Best Henry Miller Books: The Ultimate ListHis stories and essays celebrate those rare individuals (famous and obscure) whose creative resilience and mere existence oppose the mechanization of minds and souls. In 1939, after ten years as an expatriate, Henry Miller returned to the United States with a keen desire to see what his native land was really like―to get to the roots of the American nature and experience.
Author(s): Henry Miller

The Books in My Life (New Directions Paperbook) (1969)

 Best Henry Miller Books: The Ultimate ListIn this unique work, Henry Miller gives an utterly candid and self-revealing account of the reading he did during his formative years.  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.
Author(s): Henry Miller

Nexus: The Rosy Crucifixion, Book 3 (1965)

 Best Henry Miller Books: The Ultimate ListNexus, the last book of Henry Miller’s epic trilogy The Rosy Crucifixion, is widely considered to be one of the landmarks of American fiction. In it, Miller vividly recalls his many years as a down-and-out writer in New York City, his friends, mistresses, and the unusual circumstances of his eventful life.
Author(s): Henry Miller

Tropic of Capricorn (1939)

 Best Henry Miller Books: The Ultimate ListPaperback Publisher: Obelisk Press; First Edition edition (1939) ASIN: B000M636XK Shipping Weight: 1 pounds Average Customer Review: 3.5 out of 5 stars 82 customer reviews Would you like to tell us about a lower price? If you are a seller for this product, would you like to suggest updates through seller support?
Author(s): Henry Miller

Best Henry Miller Books: The Ultimate List

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The First True Hitchcock: The Making of a Filmmaker

Author(s): Henry K. Miller
ID: 3513158, Publisher: University of California Press, Year: 2022, Size: 13 Mb, Format: epub

What Doesn't Kill You: A Life with Chronic Illness - Lessons from a Body in Revolt

Author(s): Tessa Miller
ID: 2904311, Publisher: Henry Holt and Company, Year: 2021, Size: 2 Mb, Format: epub

Henry Miller: The Paris Years

Author(s): Brassaï
ID: 3392406, Publisher: Skyhorse Publishing, Year: 2021, Size: 8 Mb, Format: epub

Please note that this booklist is not definite. Some books are truly chart-busters according to Chicago Tribune, others are written by unknown authors. On top of that, you can always find additional tutorials and courses on Coursera, Udemy or edX, for example. Are there any other relevant resources you could recommend? Drop a comment if you have any feedback on the list.

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