  henry valentine miller (december 26, 1891 â june 7, 1980) was an american writer. he was known for breaking with existing literary forms, developing a new sort of semi-autobiographical novel that blended character study, social criticism, philosophical reflection, explicit language, sex, surrealist free association and mysticism.mary v. dearborn, the happiest man alive: a biography of henry miller, new york: simon & schuster, 1991, p 12. his most characteristic works of this kind are tropic of cancer (1934), black spring (1936), tropic of capricorn (1939) and the rosy crucifixion trilogy (1949â59), all of which are based on his experiences in new york and paris, and all of which were banned in the united states until 1961."henry miller's novels censored and banned in us due to their sexually explicitly content," fileroom.org, 2001. he also wrote travel memoirs and literary criticism, and painted watercolors."gallery," henrymiller.info. accessed august 31, 2013. ==early life== miller was born to lutheran german parents, louise marie (neiting) and tailor heinrich miller, at their home, 450 east 85th street in the yorkville section of manhattan, new york city.dearborn, the happiest man alive, pp. 20â22. as a child, he lived for nine years at 662 driggs avenue in williamsburg, brooklyn,jake mooney, [http://www.nytimes.com/2009/05/03/nyregion/th
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