by Henry Miller · Editora y Distribuidora Hispano Americana, S.A. · libro de bolsillo · ISBN 9788435021838
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"Black Spring" serves as a link between "Tropic of Cancer" and "Tropic of Capricorn," offering a deep immersion into Henry Miller's literary world. Through a flow of memories spanning from childhood to maturity, and transitioning between New York and Paris, Miller explores themes of tenderness and disillusionment with a mix of rage, sarcasm, and contempt. The author displays his artistic talent in a series of chapters that can be read independently, but together form a solid and coherent novel. Considered one of Miller's best novels, it stands out for its original approach and the exploration of both one's own and others' behaviors.
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 blends 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, and all of which were banned in the United States until 1961. He also wrote travel memoirs and literary criticism and painted watercolors.
