num_pages: 506
description: Sexus is the first volume of the scandalous trilogy The Rosy Crucifixion, Henry Miller's major life workHenry Miller called the end of his life in America and the start of a new, bohemian existence in 1930s Paris his 'rosy crucifixion'. His searing fictionalized autobiography of this time of liberation was banned for nearly twenty years. Sexus, the first volume in The Rosy Crucifixion trilogy, looks back to his early sexual escapades in Brooklyn, and his growing infatuation with the playful, teasing dance hall hostess who will become the great obsession of his life.
language: English
title: Sexus
titlecomplete: Sexus (The Rosy Crucifixion, #1)
genres: 20th Century, American, Novels, Literature, Roman, Erotica, Classics, The United States Of America, Romance, Fiction
ratings_count: 9381
series: The Rosy Crucifixion
publisher: Grove Press