Henry Miller and James Laughlin: Selected Letters

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.


Binding Type: Hardcover
Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company
Published: 12/01/1995
ISBN: 9780393038644
Pages: 322
Weight: 1.05lbs
Size: 8.65h x 5.43w x 1.16d

Review Citations: Publishers Weekly 10/23/1995 pg. 53
Kirkus Reviews 10/01/1995 pg. 1407
Library Journal 12/01/1995 pg. 109
Booklist 12/15/1995 pg. 682
New York Times 01/28/1996 pg. 20