The Smile at the Foot of the Ladder
by:
Henry Miller (author)
First published in 1959, this touching fable tells of Auguste, a famous clown who could make people laugh but who sought to impact to his audiences a lasting joy. Originally inspired by a series of circus and clown drawings by the cubist painter Fernand Leger, Miller eventually used his own...
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First published in 1959, this touching fable tells of Auguste, a famous clown who could make people laugh but who sought to impact to his audiences a lasting joy. Originally inspired by a series of circus and clown drawings by the cubist painter Fernand Leger, Miller eventually used his own decorations to accompany the text in their stead.
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Format: paperback
ISBN:
9780811205566 (0811205568)
Publish date: January 17th 1974
Publisher: New Directions
Pages no: 56
Edition language: English
Amidst millions of words of autobiographical writing, stands this lonely book, or rather a novella, The Smile at the Foot of the Ladder, Miller's one and only composition that drew inspiration "from the blue", as Miller himself put it. However, do not be mistaken...this novella shines with brillianc...
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