The Colossus of Maroussi
Like the ancient colossus that stood over the harbor of Rhodes, Henry Miller's The Colossus of Maroussi stands as a seminal classic in travel literature. It has preceded the footsteps of prominent travel writers such as Pico Iyer and Rolf Potts. The book Miller would later cite as his favorite began with a young woman's seductive description of Greece. Miller headed out with his friend Lawrence Durrell to explore the Grecian countryside: a flock of sheep nearly tramples the two as they lie naked on a beach; the Greek poet Katsmbalis, the colossus of Miller's book, stirs every rooster within earshot of the Acropolis with his own loud crowing;…
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- ISBN: 978-0-8112-1857-3
- EAN: 9780811218573
- Produktnummer: 5225678
- Verlag: W. W. Norton & Company
- Sprache: Englisch
- Erscheinungsjahr: 2010
- Seitenangabe: 223 S.
- Masse: H20.3 cm x B13.1 cm x D1.7 cm 261 g
- Gewicht: 261
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Henry Miller (1891-1980) was one of the most controversial American novelists during his lifetime. His book, The Tropic of Cancer, was banned in the some U.S. states before being overruled by the Supreme Court. New Directions publishes several of his books.
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