Henry Miller on Writing Literature 7 Rainforests and grasslands 49

7 Rainforests and grasslands 49

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He embarks on a bizarre journey

Monash was the classic outsider who rose to greatness despite the mighty odd of his 'handicaps of birth' -- having a German-Jewish background at a time when racism and prejudice were rife- and being a part-time colonial soldier in an Imperial British army

Henry Miller on Writing Literature 7 Rainforests and grasslands 49Some of the most rewarding pages in Henry Miller's books concern his self education as a writer. He tells, as few great writers ever have, how he set his goals, how he discovered the excitement of using words, how the books he read influenced him, and how he learned to draw on his own experience.