The Colossus of Maroussi

Henry Miller

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PENGUIN GROUP USA
18 April 2016

Travel & holiday; Classic travel writing

Series: Penguin Modern Classics

Henry Miller's landmark travel book, ready to be stuffed into any backpack

In 1939 Miller left Paris and headed out with his friend Lawrence Durrell to explore the Grecian countryside, recording their travels and discoveries. A flock of sheep nearly tramples the two as they lie naked on a beach, the Greek poet Katsmbalis stirs every rooster within earshot of the Acropolis, cold hard-boiled eggs are warmed in a village's single stove, and they stay in hotels that ""have seen better days, but which have an aroma of the past"". A classic in travel literature, The Colossus of Maroussi is the book Miller would later cite as his favourite.

By: Henry Miller
Imprint: PENGUIN GROUP USA
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 198mm, Width: 129mm, Spine: 13mm
Weight: 159g
ISBN: 9780141980546
ISBN 10: 0141980540
Series: Penguin Modern Classics
Pages: 208
Publication Date: 18 April 2016
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

Henry Miller (1891-1980) is one of the most important American writers of the 20th century. His best-known novels include Tropic of Cancer (1934), Tropic of Capricorn (1939), and the Rosy Crucifixion trilogy (Sexus, 1949, Plexus, 1953, and Nexus, 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.