Henry Miller on Truth, Obscenity, and the Art of Fiction: A Paris Review Interview
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Interviewed by George Wickes
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An interview with Henry Miller for The Paris Review's "Art of Fiction" series, exploring his views on writing, truth, obscenity, and his controversial literary legacy. Miller discusses his approach to autobiography, his belief in saying the truth "cold, shocking if necessary," and his distinction between obscenity as a cleansing process versus pornography as murk. The piece contextualizes his 1934 debut novel, its delayed US publication in 1961, and the censorship battles surrounding his work.
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Obscenity is a cleansing process, whereas pornography only adds to the murk.
Championed by critics and artists, venerated by pilgrims, emulated by beatniks, he is above everything else a writer.
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