The World of Sex

In The World of Sex , Henry Miller, one of the most scandalous writers of the 20th century explains his literary project Henry Miller's bold, explicit novels scandalized readers and remade the literature of his day. In this uncompromising literary manifesto he argues that sex is at the heart of his writing because it is at the heart of life - a vital force as essential as bread, money, work or play. Drawing on his own experiences and on the writing of his famously banned novels in Paris, he shows sex as a mysterious realm that must be explored if we are to be truly free.

About the author

Henry Miller (1891-1980) is one of the most important American writers of the 20th century. His best-known novels include Tropic of Cancer (1934), Tropic of Capricorn (1939), and the Rosy Crucifixion trilogy (Sexus, 1949, Plexus, 1953, and Nexus, 1959), all published in France and banned in the US and the UK until 1964. He is widely recognised as an irreverent, risk-taking writer who redefined the novel and made the link between the European avant-garde and the American Beat generation.

Product details

• Authors: Henry Miller
• Publisher: Penguin Books Uk
• Content: Book
• Product form: Paperback / Softback
• Publication date: 04.06.2015
• Subject: Fiction > Narrative literature
• EAN: 9780141399157
• ISBN: 978-0-14-139915-7
• Pages: 96
• Dimensions (packing): 11.1 x 16.1 x 0.6 cm
• Series: Penguin Modern Classics; Penguin Modern Classics; Penguin Classics
• Subjects: History, Politics, Culture, Sociology, Feminism, Ethics, Social Science, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Sociology / General, PSYCHOLOGY / Human Sexuality, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Essays, Sex and sexuality, social aspects, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Human Sexuality, history books, sociology books, society; politics; culture; feminism; history; sociology books; history books; sociology book; ethics; social science, sociology book