The Colossus of Maroussi
by:
Henry Miller (author)
It has preceded the footsteps of prominent travel writers such as Pico Iyer and Rolf Potts. The book Miller would later cite as his favorite began with a young woman’s seductive description of Greece.This book about Greece, by the author of Tropic of Cancer and Tropic of Capricorn is incandescent...
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It has preceded the footsteps of prominent travel writers such as Pico Iyer and Rolf Potts. The book Miller would later cite as his favorite began with a young woman’s seductive description of Greece.This book about Greece, by the author of Tropic of Cancer and Tropic of Capricorn is incandescent with his feeling for a great people and their past.
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Format: paperback
ISBN:
9780811201094 (0811201090)
Publish date: in 1941
Publisher: Colt Press of San..."/>
Pages no: 244
Edition language: English
When he was not tackling sex and philosophy, Henry Miller traveled. The Colossus of Maroussi is a book of those later times, when he, an "American Savage", entered the world of peace, beauty, and most of all, simplicity he was longing for while living in America. Nothing could prepare him for what h...