{"product_id":"on-henry-miller-9780691166872","title":"On Henry Miller","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"An engaging invitation to rediscover Henry Miller--and to learn how his anarchist sensibility can help us escape \"the air-conditioned nightmare\" of the modern world\"--Amazon.com.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"In \u003ci\u003eOn Henry Miller\u003c\/i\u003e . . . John Burnside shifts the focus from Henry Miller’s unsavoury legacy to the politics of his aesthetics, seeking to draw our attention to 'that most misunderstood of figures, the philosophical, earth-loving pagan anarchist.'\"\u003cb\u003e---Merve Fejzula, \u003ci\u003eTimes Literary Supplement\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Burnside’s provocative study makes a strong case for Henry Miller as a romantic anarchist comparable, on the basis of the evidence provided here, to Rachel Carson, Henry David Thoreau, and Walt Whitman.\" * Publishers Weekly *\u003cbr\u003e\"\u003ci\u003eOn Henry Miller \u003c\/i\u003eis a considered, moving account of how this flawed but much mis-read writer thought, and of what he still offers, philosophically and politically.\"\u003cb\u003e---Guy Stevenson, \u003ci\u003eLiterary Review\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"By using his own commendable self as an example, Burnside opens up new avenues of appreciation for us all.\"\u003cb\u003e---Dennis Zhou, \u003ci\u003eThe Spectator\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Praise for John Burnside: \"A master of language.\"\"\u003cb\u003e---Hilary Mantel, \u003ci\u003eLondon Review of Books\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Praise for John Burnside: \"Quite simply, he is a wonderful writer.\"\"\u003cb\u003e---Eileen Battersby, \u003ci\u003eIrish Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Praise for John Burnside: \"A brilliant poet, a brilliant memoirist, and a brilliant novelist.\"\"\u003cb\u003e---Christina Patterson, \u003ci\u003eThe Independent\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Praise for John Burnside: \"A writer of manifest and manifold talent.\"\"\u003cb\u003e---Adam O’Riordan, \u003ci\u003eSunday Telegraph\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e","brand":"Princeton University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49526161867095,"sku":"9780691166872","price":17.09,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780691166872.jpg?v=1731863186","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/on-henry-miller-9780691166872","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}