[ilds] TLS article on Henry Miller

[William Apt]

James: 

Perhaps the problem is that, like Kerouac, Miller did nothing publicly to dispel the image of what appears to be himself that he projected in his books. Perhaps he did not care enough to do so. Kerouac, though, had much to veil. But it was not until years later, and only when biographies began to be issued, that I realized the extent of the difference between their real and fictional personas. 

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> On Jun 3, 2016, at 12:51 PM, James Gifford <james.d.gifford at gmail.com> wrote:
> 
> Hello all,
> 
> This piece by James Campbell on Henry Miller from the /TLS/ might be of interest -- Durrell comes up several times, and part of the critique likely parallel some of the critical challenges Durrell's works face:
> 
> http://www.the-tls.co.uk/articles/public/millers-fail/
> 
> The part that strikes me the most is that the piece opens with an invocation of Durrell recognizing that Miller's books aren't actually the same as the author, then the article's author proceeds as if we're not supposed to see any of it as ironical.  That strikes me as a superficial reading.  Certainly several good points, but at the same time missing the point...
> 
> All best,
> James
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