Perspective of Cosmic Philosophy

Author: Miller
Publisher:
Publish Date: 2004-01-01
Features: In terms of form, this book is a collection of miscellaneous writings, including essays, profiles, musings, and film scripts. Its content and the ideas it contains are no different from those in major works such as Tropic of Cancer, and it can even serve as a footnote to them. Henry Miller, who found it difficult to elaborate on certain thoughts in his novels, finds a cathartic and unrestrained expression here. The book is filled with intertwined characters, times, and the author's inspirations and discoveries. The United States before and after World War II is portrayed with pain and subtlety; the living environment in Paris was sometimes even worse than in the U.S., yet he felt a call for a new life filled with freedom. The book is filled with the shadows of Henry Miller's life: the Brooklyn Bridge in New York, the familiar trolleys and streets, the small and large hotels and shops, the refugees and homeless people in Paris—all of these social conditions of the time are depicted truthfully and vividly in the book.