Korich's peaceful days

Author: Henry Miller
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Publish Date: 2004-03-01
Features: Lang Lang Study·Complete Works of Henry Miller. Henry Miller was a controversial writer who always evoked extreme emotions in readers—those who loved him adored him to the death, and those who hated him hated him just as fiercely. Whether it was extreme love or hatred, no one could ignore him. This book consists of two parts: The Days of a Man of Action and A Smile in the Foot of the Ladder. The Days of a Man of Action is a collection of autobiographical novels completed around the same time as Tropic of Cancer. In the work, the author depicts some of the vagabond yet free life fragments he experienced in Paris. The unrestrained lifestyle he chose to seek release from accumulated frustrations is fully revealed in the work. Thus, we learn that what truly remains is eternal, including the journey of indulgence. A Smile in the Foot of the Ladder portrays the brief life of Auguste, the clown of the circus, from glory to decline, from vagrancy to renewed glory, and ultimately to his accidental death after choosing to wander again. The novel reveals that the dignity and meekness of an individual's life are entirely at the mercy of divine trickery and manipulation. Life bears the unbearable weight, yet also the unbearable lightness. Only the experience of joy is a remedy that sustains our vitality. Therefore, joy is selfish, and the joy of creating joy is even more selfish and more hidden.