Nexus (The Rosy Crucifixion #3)

by Henry Miller

Overview

Nexus, the last book of Henry Miller's epic trilogy The Rosy Crucifixion, is widely considered to be one of the landmarks of American fiction. In it, Miller vividly recalls his many years as a down-and-out writer in New York City, his friends, mistresses, and the unusual circumstances of his eventful life.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780802151780
Publisher:	Grove/Atlantic, Inc.
Publication date:	01/13/1994
Series:	The Rosy Crucifixion , #3
Edition description:	Reprint
Pages:	316
Sales rank:	439,348
Product dimensions:	5.38(w) x 8.25(h) x (d)

About the Author

Henry Valentine Miller (1891-1980) was an American author known for breaking existing literary forms and most famous for books like Tropic of Cancer and Tropic of Capricorn, both of which were once banned in the United States. The semi–autobiographical novels delved into themes of sexuality and were considered controversial. Born in New York City and raised in Brooklyn, Miller also lived in Paris, Berlin, the South of France, Greece, as well as Beverly Glen, Big Sur, and Pacific Palisades, California. His other popular books include Black Spring, The Colossus of Maroussi, Nexus, Plexus and Sexus. Henry Miller also wrote literary criticism, travel memoirs, was a successful painter and appeared as himself in several films.

What People are Saying About This

Erica Jong

Miller is more mystic than pornographer. He uses the obscene to shock and awaken, but once we are awake, he wants to take us to the stars.

Maxwell Geismar

Plexis is the core volume of The Rosy Crucifixion: the volume which has the most complete description of Henry Miller's basic beliefs, values, opinions, judgements, both at the time of his crucifixion and at the later time when the trilogy was written. Plexis is simply the most marvelous volume of emotions and ideas and visions and nightmares about man and society in the twentieth century -- with art as the link perhaps, or as the soul's refuge -- that I have read in many a long year. There is absolutely no subject in the world that Henry Miller does not seem to know about, want to talk about, and to evaluate with a deep authority of wisdom. He is probably the most learned of all American writers, the most open to ideas and feelings, and yes, the most worshipful of all the aspects of life, as well as the most critical literary spokesman of our time.

Editorial Reviews

"Uproariously funnny... may be Miller's masterpiece."

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