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 fifteen 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: writers (and writers who did not write), mystics seeking truth in meditation (and the not-so-saintly looking for sex-cults or celebrity), sophisticated children and adult innocents; geniuses, cranks and the unclassifiable, like Conrad Moricand, the “Devil in Paradise” who is one of Miller’s greatest character studies. Henry Miller writes with a buoyancy and brimming energy that are infectious. He has a fine touch for comedy. But this is also a serious book―the testament of a free spirit who has broken through the restraints and clichés of modern life to find within himself his own kind of paradise.
Big Sur and the Oranges of Hieronymus Bosch
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Author: Miller, Henry
Binding: Paperback
ISBN: 9780811201070
Details:
Author: Miller, Henry
Brand: New Directions Publishing Corporation
Edition: First edition, fourth printing
Features:
- trade paperback
Binding: Paperback
Number Of Pages: 400
Release Date: 17-01-1957
Part Number: new-20170302-c0006217
Package Dimensions: 8.0 x 5.2 x 1.2 inches Languages: English
EAN: 9780811201070
