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Praise for Henry Miller:
‘American literature begins and ends with the meaning of what Miller has done.’ Lawrence Durrell
‘I regard Henry Miller as a master.’ Colin MacInnes
Praise for ‘Sexus’:
‘A huge, sprawling narrative of Miller's life in New York, “Sexus” culminates in a description of an orgy as remarkable for its account of the author's powers of sexual endurance as for its versatility. Interspersed are descriptions of his friends, some of them extremely funny and all of them lively. The lack of inhibition and genteel or moral restraint with which Miller describes these various characters gives “Sexus” a unique vitality. Miler cannot be pompous, a rare virtue, and his honesty is absolute.’ Spectator
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The second sensational volume in the ‘Rosy Crucifixion’ trilogy from the controversal and brilliant Henry Miller.
When Henry Miller left America for Paris in the 1930s to lead the life of a literary bohemian, he called this death of his former existence and his resurrection as a writer a 'rosy crucifixion'. This dramatic transformation provided the leitmotif for some of Miller's finest writing, embodying everything he felt about self-liberation and the true life of the spirit.
‘Plexus’, the second volume in the trilogy, tells the story of the early days of Miller's turbulent second marriage, his impoverished life in New York and his first steps towards being a writer.
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In her tight-fitting Persian dress, with turban to match, she looked ravishing. Read the first page
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Plexus takes place in the midst of this chaotic metamorphosis with its sublime highs and miserable lows. Despite the lows Miller's voice is ecstatic and continually praising life. The Crucifixion is a love story - obsessive unconditional love: the love of Mona despite her flaws, the love of life despite its flaws, and the love of the English language (have a dictionary nearby). His happiness comes from his slow progression toward his true vocation, writing. Miller spends most of his life during the period of the trilogy doing everything except writing, but this is the artistic-procrastinator's process: delay the actual work while imagining it done to perfection until the last possible moment when failure is imminent and then, casting all other things aside, immerse yourself in the creation of an approximation of that imagined perfect model.
I've read the trilogy twice and three other works by Miller, but Plexus has remained my favorite. The Crucifixion is definitely a more mature work compared to his earlier novels such as Tropic of Cancer. The story flows and the characters are well developed. The trilogy isn't for everybody. For those who aren't happy with their 9-to-5 job and have an inner burning to write the perfect novel or paint that masterpiece it might just be the inspiration they need to take the ultimate plunge. Although Plexus isn't the first novel in the Trilogy it's a fine place to start especially for those that might be turned off by the abundant sex in the beginning of Sexus. If you have artistic urges and can't find the time to pursue them then read the trilogy. When you're done look at your own life - compare it to where you need to be - and make the plunge. It will probably be a long hard change, but if you're honest with yourself chances are you'll come out rosy.
The final pages of Plexus define for the reader what is meant by "The Rosy Crucifixion." (If they haven't already figured it out by then.) To relate to the message is the key to the trilogy. If it moves you to tears, consider throwing away your own cosmococcic baggage and start off to something of a higher order of blissful, ecstatic and painful life.
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