Steady as a hummingbird

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 intensely. Whether it was extreme love or hatred, no one could ignore him. This is a comprehensive collection of Henry Miller's works. The pieces in this collection vary in style and format, including autobiographical novels, essays, academic articles, correspondence, and literary criticism, among other forms. In these writings, the author humorously, profoundly, calmly, or emotionally explores various phenomena related to life's existence and the meaning of life under the broad concepts of the world and nation, the individual and society, war and peace, art and history. These writings reflect the anxious spirit of intellectuals aimed at awakening the masses, as well as a series of choices concerning disdain and praise, illusion and reality, forgetting and retaining in life. These texts consistently revolve around the fate and circumstances of intermediaries in modern society, cautioning people not to lose their spiritual home while pursuing material interests.