The Books in My Life

In this unique work, Henry Miller gives an utterly candid and self-revealing account of the reading he did during his formative years.

Some writers attempt to conceal the literary influences which have shaped their thinking––but not Henry Miller. In The Books in My Life he shares the thrills of discovery that many kinds of books have brought to a keenly curious and questioning mind. Some of Miller’s favorite writers are the giants whom most of us revere––authors such as Dostoeyvsky, Boccacc...