Gliding into the Everglades: And Other Essays

by Henry Miller, Robert Durand (Introduction)

76 pages, Paperback

First published September 5, 1977

About the author

Henry Valentine Miller was an American novelist, short story writer and essayist. He broke with existing literary forms and developed a new type of semi-autobiographical novel that blended character study, social criticism, philosophical reflection, stream of consciousness, explicit language, sex, surrealist free association, and mysticism. His most characteristic works of this kind are Tropic of Cancer, Black Spring, Tropic of Capricorn, and the trilogy The Rosy Crucifixion, which are based on his experiences in New York City and Paris (all of which were banned in the United States until 1961). He also wrote travel memoirs and literary criticism, and painted watercolors.

Reviews

[Whit Hodges]

i know very little about h miller, but this book was a good kind of hobo travelogue, in the tradition of On the Road. It's short, and to the point. Very little mention of any intoxicating substances, but you get the feeling old henry was drunk the whole time. i liked it, but can't compare it to his other books, not having read 'em.

[Thomas Shaye-Hawk]

the first story was a bit long but the rest of the essays is really enjoyable