Henry Miller & James Laughlin – Selected Letters

Laughlin, James; Miller, Henry; Wickes, George

ISBN 10: 0393038645 / ISBN 13: 9780393038644

Published by W. W. Norton & Company, 1996

About this Item

1st edition. Hardbound in dust jacket.

Seller Inventory # 96569

Bibliographic Details

• Title: Henry Miller & James Laughlin ? Selected Letters
• Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company
• Publication Date: 1996
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0393038645
• ISBN 13: 9780393038644
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition: 1st Edition
• Condition: Very Good
• Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good
• Seller catalogs:
  • Biography & Autobiography

About this title

Synopsis

A sparkling, lively record of a remarkable author/publisher relationship.

Ever mercurial in temperament, an idealist who struggled financially to meet his material needs, Henry Miller for decades relied on his publisher James Laughlin's generosity and expert editorial advice. Although Miller's letters decried the conservatism of American book publishing and were often suspicious in tone, Miller nevertheless admired and trusted Laughlin with intimate details about his work and his personal life. The resulting correspondence, spanning from 1935 to 1979, shortly before Miller's death on June 7, 1980, is a remarkable, uncensored record of the ideas and intentions behind many of the author's most provocative literary endeavors.

About the Authors

Henry Miller (1891―1980) was one of the most controversial American novelists during his lifetime. His book, The Tropic of Cancer, was banned in the some U.S. states before being overruled by the Supreme Court. New Directions publishes several of his books.

George Wickes is a professor in the department of English at the University of Oregon in Eugene.