Who was Henry Miller?
Henry Miller, born Henry Valentine Miller on the day after Christmas in 1891, was an American writer. His parents were Heinrich Miller, a tailor, and Louise Marie Neiting. Although Henry Miller was born in Manhattan, he was brought up in the Williamsburg neighborhood of Brooklyn. At the time, that area of Brooklyn was referred to as “The Fourteenth Ward.” Miller often used this term to refer to the area in his writing. As a writer, Miller is known for blending genres together. Many of his texts which are referred to as “novels” are actually a mixture of fiction, nonfiction, autobiography, social criticism, philosophy, erotica, and fantasy. To further complicate matters, many of his “novels” include a character named “Henry Miller.” This character is generally agreed to be an individual apart from the author rather than simply a fictionalized version of him. Therefore, in discussions of his works, it is important to indicate whether or not the author or the character is being referenced
Henry Miller was an American writer and painter. He was known for experimenting with the novel form. He was trying to create a new kind of novel that would be a mixture of novel, autobiography, social criticism, philosophical reflection, surrealist free association and mysticism. The novels that show his experimentalism best are the Tropic of Cancer, Tropic of Capricorn and Black Spring. In addition to his novels, he wrote travel memoirs and essays of literary criticism and analysis. Henry Miller’s parents were a tailor named Heinrich Miller and Louise Marie Neitling. They lived in New York City when he was born and they were both of German Catholic heritage. When he was a young man, he tried his hand at many jobs while briefly attending the City College of New York. In 1928 and 1929, he spent several months with his second wife named June Edith Smith. In 1930, he moved to Paris alone and stayed until the start of World War II. His lifestyle in Paris was dependent on the kindness of fr
