The Happiest Man Alive (Magill Book Reviews)
At a glance:
- Author: Mary Dearborn
- First Published: 1991
- Type of Work: Biography
- Genres: Nonfiction, Biography
- Subjects: Twentieth century, Psychology or psychologists, Authors or writers, Literature, Social issues, Psychoanalysis or psychoanalysts
- Locales: Paris, France, Brooklyn, NY, Big Sur, CA
Ever since the publication of TROPIC OF CANCER in Paris in 1934, Henry Miller has been an almost mythic figure in American letters, his work often unavailable and reviled while the legend of his life—five wives, wild antics, outrageous ideas—fascinated an international audience. Now, in Miller’s centennial year, Mary Dearborn’s information-laden biography has joined other books, articles, and the controversial film HENRY AND JUNE, probing the legend and attempting to organize and interpret the facts of Miller’s extraordinary career.
Because Miller used his own life...
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