This is a rare interview conducted in New York in 1956 with author Henry Miller and his friend Ben Grauer engaged in a lengthy, candid and insightful discussion about his life, his work and what it means to live the true life of the spirit.
I read a Martin Amis interview recently, in which he condescendingly described Miller as a "second rank" writer. In my view, Miller is a first rank writer, whose oeuvre far supercedes Amis and his narrow, upper-middle-class view of humanity. Miller was an artist to his core; Amis is a pretender, whose novels will be long forgotten before he's in the grave.
If i had to be in a life boat with someone I'd much prefer it were Henry Miller. Maybe he isn't a great writer but he is a great authentic human being and they are far rarer than great artists.
I read a Martin Amis interview recently, in which he condescendingly described Miller as a "second rank" writer. In my view, Miller is a first rank writer, whose oeuvre far supercedes Amis and his narrow, upper-middle-class view of humanity. Miller was an artist to his core; Amis is a pretender, whose novels will be long forgotten before he's in the grave.
ganazby 6 months ago 5
If i had to be in a life boat with someone I'd much prefer it were Henry Miller. Maybe he isn't a great writer but he is a great authentic human being and they are far rarer than great artists.
vudu8ball 6 months ago 2