Résultats pour "Henry Miller" dans Littérature, romans et fiction

Henry Miller was one of the most distinctive voices in twentieth-century literature. Better known in Europe than in his native America for most of this career, he achieved international success and celebrity during the 1960s when his banned "Paris" books - beginning with Tropic of Cancer - were published here and judged by the Supreme Court not to be obscene. Until then he had toiled in relative obscurity and poverty.

Henry Miller’s Tropic of Cancer chronicles the bawdy adventures of a young expatriate writer, his friends, and the characters they meet in Paris in the 1930s with unapologetic gusto, and is now considered, as Norman Mailer said, "one of the ten or twenty great novels of our century." The...

American expatriate Frederick Winterbourne has long resided in Switzerland, where society follows strict rules for proper behavior. When Daisy Miller of Schenectady, New York arrives in Vevey, however, Winterbourne soon finds that he must reckon with his own assumptions about what makes someone "proper" and "good."

"American literature today begins and ends with the meaning of what Miller has done." — Lawrence Durrell "There is nothing like Miller when he gets rolling. . . . One has to take the language back to Marlowe and Shakespeare before encountering a wealth of imagery equal in intensity." —...

Henry Miller's gifts of profundity, humor, and spiritual sensitivity are well displayed in this collection of insights into the human character. The pieces range from the delightfully raucous to the metaphysically illuminating. The pieces range from the delightfully raucous to the metaphysically illuminating. Included here are mini-portraits of the renowned—Swiss astrologer Conrad Moricand, collage artist Jean Varda, Swiss-French novelist Blaise Cendrars, and American painter Beauford Delaney—as well as the anonymous figures who crossed Miller's path, including his first high school romance…

Some of the most rewarding pages in Henry Miller's books concern his self-education as a writer. He tells, as few great writers ever have, how he set his goals, how he discovered the excitement of using words, how the books he read influenced him, and how he learned to draw on his own experience.

"Nur eins interessiert mich wesentlich, nämlich alles das aufzuzeichnen, was in Büchern weggelassen wird." Dieser Satz von Henry Miller bringt auf den Punkt, wofür sein Roman Wendekreis des Krebses steht: die tabulose Dokumentation menschlicher Sexualität. Autobiografisch angelegt, beschreibt der amerikanische Schriftsteller, wie er in den 1930er-Jahren in Paris lebte: mittellos, freizügig, glücklich.

"Sexus" er første bind i Henry Millers selvbiografiske trilogi om sit kærligheds- og sexliv, efter han forelsker sig i den mystiske danserinde Mona, som han forlader sin første kone, Maude, for. Bogen er hudløst ærlig og fortæller også, hvordan hans begær for Maude blussede op igen, mens skilsmissen stod på. "The Rosy Crucifixion"-trilogien består af romanerne "Sexus", "Plexus" og "Nexus" og regnes for et af hovedværkerne inden for den erotiske litteratur.

Brought to you by Penguin. This Penguin Classic is performed by Ellie Kendrick, known for her role as Meera Reed in Game of Thrones, she has also starred in Vanity Fair, and The Diary of Anne Frank. This definitive recording includes an Introduction by David Lodge, read by Roy McMillan...

In 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 15 years. Big Sur is the portrait of a place - one of the most colorful in the United States - and of the extraordinary people Miller knew there.

New research has uncovered deeply buried military secrets—both the Allied and Axis special operations during WWII included monsters. Did the Soviets use a dragon to win the Battle of Kursk? Did a vampire fight for the Canadians in Holland? Did the US drop the second atomic bomb on a kaiju? This collection takes real events from World War II and injects them with fantastical creatures that mirror the “unreality” of war itself. Each story—and two poems—feature mythical, mystical, and otherwise unexplainable beings that change the course of history.

Daisy Miller is a captivating novella penned by Henry James, first published in the Cornhill Magazine in June–July 1879, and later released in book form in 1880. This enchanting tale follows the courtship of the stunning American girl, Daisy Miller, by the refined Frederick Winterbourne, who finds himself entangled in a web of social expectations and Daisys flirtatious nature. Set against the picturesque backdrops of Switzerland and Italy, their romance is challenged by the disapproving gaze of expatriates who question Daisys unconventional behavior. Join us in exploring themes of love, ...

Henry had found himself at the end of his rope. An ex-wife, a dead end job and the best years of his life, seemingly behind him. Hope for a normal life had been lost years ago. When a cry for help from a stranger pulls him from the brink, Henry finds himself in an ever-changing world that is more suited toward his particular skill set. Having been alone for so long, it becomes increasingly difficult to get along with his fellow survivors. The infection is not the only threat he faces; it is just one concern of many in the struggle to live and finding his place in the new world.

Scritto nel 1953, "Plexus" è la seconda parte del trittico "La Crocifissione rosea", un'opera scritta da Miller negli anni che vanno dal 1949 al 1960. In questa opera autobiografica Miller racconta gli anni del suo soggiorno newyorkese e del suo incontro con la sua seconda futura moglie (nel romanzo tratteggiata con il nome di Mona). Tema costante nell'audiolibro è la vocazione artistica del giovane scrittore, che da Mona viene incoraggiato con forza a scrivere, inducendolo a rifiutare ogni impiego fisso.

Henry James’s classic tale of an American girl abroad, doomed for her wild and unconventional ways.

Writers shortlisted for the Guardian 4th Estate BAME Short Story Prize read their shortlisted stories Collected here are the six best stories chosen by the judging panel of the Guardian 4th Estate BAME short story prize 2017. In them you’ll encounter a range of characters: an Indian soldier...

"Nexus" è il terzo volume del ciclo "La crocifissione rosea", scritto tra il 1949 e il 1960, una trilogia cruciale per l'autore del "Tropico del cancro". I tre libri, inizialmente banditi dalle autorità americane, rappresentano il percorso della cosiddetta "illuminazione spirituale" di Miller attraverso l'arte e il sesso, fino alla sua piena consapevolezza di scrittore.

Having survived the first outbreak and the onset of the second, Henry now navigates a world in constant flux. The infected exhibit behavior unlike anything from the previous infection, making survival increasingly perilous. Amidst this chaos, new warlords rise to power while old forces continue their relentless struggle for control over the wastelands that once were America. Faced with new losses and faltering friendships, Henry stands at a crossroads, fighting to keep his group united and survive the ever-changing threats around them.

Miss Daisy, una muchacha americana hermosa y libre de mediados del siglo XIX, pasa unas semanas en Suiza para continuar después su periplo europeo en Roma. Su belleza y comportamiento desenfadado deslumbran al joven Winterboune, y a su vez irrita a la tía del joven, paradigma de la rígida sociedad de la época.

Daisy Miller is a young American girl travelling Europe with her mother and younger brother. While in Vevey, Switzerland, she becomes acquainted with Frederick Winterbourne, an idle expatriate, of well-to-do Americans. Winterbourne, who observes and critiques young Daisy through their brief acquaintanceship, is infatuated with her irreverent behavior. Daisy flaunts society's rules and uncompromising standards; she is charming, spontaneous, and unpretentious, and her audacity shocks the Europeans, who consider her an uncultivated flirt. The sophisticated Winterbourne remains smitten with Daisy, but his classical values stand in his way.