{"product_id":"the-colossus-of-maroussi-henry-miller","title":"The Colossus of Maroussi (Henry Miller)","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp\u003e'Out of the sea, as if Homer himself had arranged it for me, the islands bobbed up, lonely, deserted, mysterious in the fading light'\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eEnraptured by a young woman's account of the landscapes of Greece, Henry Miller set off to explore the Grecian countryside with his friend Lawrence Durrell in 1939. In The Colossus of Maroussi he describes drinking from sacred springs, nearly being trampled to death by sheep and encountering the flamboyant Greek poet Katsumbalis, who 'could galvanize the dead with his talk'. This lyrical classic of travel writing represented an epiphany in Miller's life, and is the book he would later cite as his favourite. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'One of the five greatest travel books of all time' Pico Iyer\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003ch4\u003eAutorenportrait\u003c\/h4\u003e\u003cdiv\u003eHenry Miller (1891-1980) is one of the most important American writers of the 20th century. His best-known novels include \u003ci\u003eTropic of Cancer \u003c\/i\u003e(1934), \u003ci\u003eTropic of Capricorn \u003c\/i\u003e(1939), and the \u003ci\u003eRosy Crucifixion\u003c\/i\u003e trilogy (\u003ci\u003eSexus,\u003c\/i\u003e 1949, \u003ci\u003ePlexus\u003c\/i\u003e, 1953, and \u003ci\u003eNexus\u003c\/i\u003e, 1959), all published in France and banned in the US and the UK until 1964. He is widely recognised as an irreverent, risk-taking writer who redefined the novel and made the link between the European avant-garde and the American Beat generation.\u003c\/div\u003e\u003ch4\u003eWeitere Angaben\u003c\/h4\u003e\u003cdiv\u003eBuch (Paperback), B-format, Englisch, 208 Seiten\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Weltbild.ch: Bücher \u0026 Outlet","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":65922240938333,"sku":"K054399643","price":11.0,"currency_code":"CHF","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0911\/8915\/0045\/files\/5439964300001A.jpg?v=1789411245","url":"https:\/\/weltbild.ch\/products\/the-colossus-of-maroussi-henry-miller","provider":"Weltbild.ch Bücher \u0026 Outlet","version":"1.0","type":"link"}