Henry Miller

by David Stephen Calonne

As an author, Henry Miller (1891-1980) was infamous for his explicit descriptions of sex, and many of his novels, from The Tropic of Cancer to Black Spring, were banned in the United States on grounds of obscenity. But his books--frequently smuggled into his native country--became a major influence on the Beat Generation of American writers and would eventually lead to a groundbreaking series of obscenity trials that would change American...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1780233442
• ISBN13: 9781780233444
• Release Date: December 2014
• Publisher: Reaktion Books
• Length: 224 Pages
• Weight: 0.80 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 5.0" x 7.7"