Henry Miller: The Paris Years
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| Rating | : | 4.87 (570 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 1611450284 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 240 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2014-02-03 |
| Language | : | English |
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Miller didn’t just live in Parishe devoured it. He arrived with no money, no fixed address, and no prospects. Henry Miller: The Paris Years is an intimate account of a writer’s self-discovery, seen through the unblinking eye of a master photographer. Most of all, Brassaï evokes their shared passion for the street life of the City of Light, captured in a dazzling moment of illumination.. It was a world he shared with Brassaï, whose work, first collected in Paris by Night, established him as one of the greatest photographers of the twentieth century and the most exquisite and perceptive chronicler of Parisian vice. His years in Paris were the making of Henry Miller. He left as the renowned if not notorious author of Tropic of Cancer and Tropic of Capricorn. Brassaï delves into Miller’s relationships with Anaïs Nin and Lawrence Durrell, as well as his hopelessly tangled though wildly inspiring marriage to June. He uncovers a side of the man scarcely known to the public, and through this careful portrait recreates a bright and swift-moving era. In Miller, Brassaï found his
Brassai paints Miler as a manic-depressive with a fierce appetite for life, driven by feelings of being a pathetic failure, a great storyteller whose egocentric philosophy blinded him to social and political realities. From Publishers Weekly Originally published in France in 1975, famed photographer Brassai's exuberant account of Henry Miller's years in Paris (1930-1939) and of his friendship with the expatriate American writer comprises a delightful, sparkling memoir that seems to define the essence of Miller, both the man and the mystique. Bohemian, interwar Paris had a liberating effect
Alan Ross said Henry Miller as few knew him. This book is a must-read for Henry Miller devotees who want to understand the genesis of this great writer. Written by his close friend Brassai a fascinating story is told about Miller's down and out days in Paris during the 19Henry Miller as few knew him This book is a must-read for Henry Miller devotees who want to understand the genesis of this great writer. Written by his close friend Brassai a fascinating story is told about Miller's down and out days in Paris during the 1930's and how his vision of writing developed. It is replete with personal anecdotes about Miller's views of Paris, his hatred (ambivalent as it was) of his homeland and his relations with the women in his life. It more than anything shows Miller as the writer refusing to sell-out by having the essence of his writing edited away by the censorius literary status quo of his day.. 0's and how his vision of writing developed. It is replete with personal anecdotes about Miller's views of Paris, his hatred (ambivalent as it was) of his homeland and his relations with the women in his life. It more than anything shows Miller as the writer refusing to sell-out by having the essence of his writing edited away by the censorius literary status quo of his day.. Oh, to see Paris in the 1930s! I didn't know a thing about Henry Miller when I found this book; in fact, I had him confused with that other Miller who married Marilyn Monroe! Rather, I bought this book because I love Brassaï and consider him one of the most inspired photographers of the 20th century. I had no idea he could write, too, so I couldn't resist. Of course, it didn't hurt that Miller's Paris years were 1930-1939—a rip-roaring decade just oozing with wild, creative souls who seemed to compete with each other in outrageous activities.It made an interesting study that Brassaï was part of the biography. He was friends with Miller, and s. "Miller's Fascinating, first person, unvarnished story of life in Paris in the decade leading up to WW2" according to E. B. MULLIGAN. Fascinating, first person, unvarnished story of Miller's life in Paris in the decade leading up to WW2This last weekend I went to the Florida Museum of Photography showing an exhibit of photographs of Henri Brassaï (1899-198Miller's Fascinating, first person, unvarnished story of life in Paris in the decade leading up to WW2 E. B. MULLIGAN Fascinating, first person, unvarnished story of Miller's life in Paris in the decade leading up to WW2This last weekend I went to the Florida Museum of Photography showing an exhibit of photographs of Henri Brassaï (1899-1984) who created iconic photographs and produced several literary works. I picked up this book in the gift shop mainly because it featured many of the photographs from the museum. The total bonus was finding a biography of Miller and Paris written by his BFF, the photographer Brassaï, and in many cases using Miller's own words in conversation with Brassaï.Miller (1891-1980) gained his fame for h. ) who created iconic photographs and produced several literary works. I picked up this book in the gift shop mainly because it featured many of the photographs from the museum. The total bonus was finding a biography of Miller and Paris written by his BFF, the photographer Brassaï, and in many cases using Miller's own words in conversation with Brassaï.Miller (1891-1980) gained his fame for h