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Henry Miller

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Also known as Genri Miller, Henri Miller, Phineas Flapdoodle, Henry Valentine Miller

American novelist (1891–1980)

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Henry Miller was an American novelist known for his autobiographical and sexually explicit works that challenged literary conventions of his time. His controversial writings, including *Tropic of Cancer* and *Tropic of Capricorn*, made him an influential but banned figure in literature and helped expand the boundaries of what could be published in fiction.

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Instance of
human
Given name
Henry
Family name
Miller
Gender
male
Citizenship
United States
Place of birth
Yorkville
Place of death
Pacific Palisades
Educated at
City College of New York
Languages spoken
English language
Native language
English language
Field of work
literature
Official website
www.henrymiller.info
Image
Henry Miller 1940.jpg
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Harry Ransom Center
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Henry Miller
date of birth
1891-12-26
date of death
1980-06-07
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name in native language
Henry Valentine Miller
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Henry Miller
member of
American Academy of Arts and Letters
start of work period
1934-00-00
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writing language
American English
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Henry Valentine Miller (December 26, 1891 – June 7, 1980) was an American novelist, short story writer and essayist. He broke with existing literary forms and developed a new type of semi-autobiographical novel that blends character study, social criticism, philosophical reflection, stream of consciousness, explicit language, sex, surrealist free association, and mysticism. His most characteristic works of this kind are Tropic of Cancer, Black Spring, Tropic of Capricorn, and the trilogy The Rosy Crucifixion, which are based on his experiences in New York City and Paris, and all of which were banned in the United States until 1961. He also wrote travel memoirs and literary criticism and painted watercolors.

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