May 12, 2023 · Introduction. Henry Miller was born in Little Rock, Arkansas, in 1950. His interest in history developed early on, encouraged by the centennial of the Civil War. This inspired him to become a reenactor. During his first foray into historical research, he discovered that his reenactment unit was the same regiment his great-great grandfather had Dec 22, 2023 · Henry Miller (born Dec. 26, 1891, New York City—died June 7, 1980, Pacific Palisades, Calif., U.S.) U.S. writer and perennial Bohemian whose autobiographical novels achieve a candour—particularly about sex—that made them a liberating influence in mid-20th-century literature. Jun 18, 2009 · The Henry Miller Memorial Library is in fact a Big Sur art hub and book store focused on promoting the literary and artistic works of Henry Miller. Miller was not just a fiction writer but also Jun 7, 2017 · 105 Copy quote. Every day the choice is presented to us, to live up to the spirit that is in us, or deny it. Henry Miller. Choices, Spirit, Deny. 11 Copy quote. The aim of life is to live, and to live means to be aware, joyously, drunkenly, serenely, divinely aware. Henry Miller. Life, Happiness, Success. Sep 16, 2022 · The Eames Executive chair — also known as the Eames Time-Life Lobby chair, the Time-Life chair and simply the Lobby chair — was designed in 1960. In exchange for Henry Luce’s granting them access to Time, Inc.’s vast photo archives — which they needed for another project — the Eameses agreed to design a number of areas in the company’s new Midtown Manhattan headquarters. Sarah Fielding, John Fielding. Henry Fielding (22 April 1707 – 8 October 1754) was an English writer and magistrate known for the use of humour and satire in his works. [1] His 1749 comic novel The History of Tom Jones, a Foundling was a seminal work in the genre. Along with Samuel Richardson, Fielding is seen as the founder of the Oct 9, 2012 · The art of living is based on rhythm — on give and take, ebb and flow, light and dark, life and death. By acceptance of all aspects of life, good and bad, right and wrong, yours and mine, the static, defensive life, which is what most people are cursed with, is converted into a dance, ‘the dance of life,’ metamorphosis. I'm guessing most of you will recommend 'Tropic of Cancer' as the place to start. But please tell me what his best books are, and why. I think apart from Tropic of Cancer, my favorite book of his is probably The Colossus of Maroussi. It is a travelogue of his time spent in Greece and the affect it had on him. It's an interesting take on Europe Henry Miller. One can be absolutely truthful and sincere even though admittedly the most outrageous liar. Fiction and invention are of the very fabric of life. Henry Miller. The world is not to be put in order; the world is order, incarnate. It is for us to harmonize with this order. Henry Miller. Jul 15, 2017 · Published in 1934, Tropic of Cancer was the infamous result of Henry Miller’s prolonged struggles, and there would be people who wished he hadn’t bothered. It remains the most grudgingly admired literary bestseller of the twentieth century; a paradigm shifting book that was a sort of Ulysses for the common man. GX8qO.