Tropic of Cancer
Miller's breakthrough novel and the clearest starting point for his Paris period, voice, and recurring autobiographical concerns.
Author guide
Henry Miller Books in Order
Henry Valentine Miller (1891–1980) was an American writer whose major books were written and initially published in Europe, especially Paris, before gaining wide circulation in the United States after the lifting of censorship restrictions. His work ranges from autobiographical novels and short prose to travel writing, literary criticism, memoir, correspondence, plays, and illustrated books. The Henry Miller Memorial Library records his career and chronology, while the Henry Miller bibliography maintained at henry-miller.com documents his primary writings.
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The Colossus of Maroussi
A more accessible travel memoir that introduces Miller's humanism, friendships, and distinctive prose without requiring prior knowledge of his fiction.
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Books by series
trilogy · complete
The Rosy Crucifixion
A trilogy of autobiographical novels chronicling Miller's early adult life, marriage, and development as a writer.
memoir-series · complete
The Air-Conditioned Nightmare
A two-volume autobiographical and social critique of the United States, based on Miller's travels and reflections after returning from Europe.
memoir-series · complete
Book of Friends
A three-volume autobiographical portrait series devoted to Miller's friends, acquaintances, and artistic companions.
Outside the series
Bibliography by category
Novels (8)
- Tropic of CancerAmazon ↗
novel · 1934
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Tropic of CapricornAmazon ↗novel · 1939
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The World of SexAmazon ↗nonfiction · 1940
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The Smile at the Foot of the LadderAmazon ↗novella · 1948
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Quiet Days in ClichyAmazon ↗novella · 1956
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Opus PistorumAmazon ↗novel · 1983
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Crazy CockAmazon ↗novel · 1991
- Moloch: Or, This Gentile WorldAmazon ↗
novel · 1992
Nonfiction (15)
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Aller Retour New YorkAmazon ↗travel-memoir · 1935
- The Colossus of MaroussiAmazon ↗
travel-memoir · 1941
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The Books in My LifeAmazon ↗literary-memoir · 1952
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A Devil in ParadiseAmazon ↗memoir · 1956
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The Time of the Assassins: A Study of RimbaudAmazon ↗literary-biography · 1956
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Big Sur and the Oranges of Hieronymus BoschAmazon ↗memoir · 1957
- The Red NotebookAmazon ↗
journal · 1958
- GreeceAmazon ↗
travel-writing · 1964
- Journey to an Antique LandAmazon ↗
travel-writing · 1965
- Insomnia or the Devil at LargeAmazon ↗
memoir · 1970
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My Life and TimesAmazon ↗illustrated-memoir · 1971
- First Impressions of GreeceAmazon ↗
travel-writing · 1973
- The Nightmare NotebookAmazon ↗
journal · 1975
- FlashbackAmazon ↗
memoir · 1976
- Henry Miller: Years of Trial and TriumphAmazon ↗
illustrated-memoir · 1978
Short fiction (3)
Essays and speeches (23)
- What Are You Going to Do about Alf? An Open Letter to All and SundryAmazon ↗
pamphlet · 1935
- Max and the White PhagocytesAmazon ↗
essay-collection · 1938
- The Cosmological EyeAmazon ↗
essay-collection · 1939
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The Wisdom of the HeartAmazon ↗essay-collection · 1941
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Sunday After the WarAmazon ↗essay-collection · 1944
- Murder the MurdererAmazon ↗
pamphlet · 1944
- The Plight of the Creative Artist in the United States of AmericaAmazon ↗
pamphlet · 1944
- Why Abstract?Amazon ↗
essay · 1945
- The Amazing and Invariable Beauford DelaneyAmazon ↗
essay · 1945
- Maurizius ForeverAmazon ↗
essay · 1946
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Stand Still Like the HummingbirdAmazon ↗essay-collection · 1962
- Joseph DelteilAmazon ↗
literary-essay · 1962
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Henry Miller on WritingAmazon ↗essay-collection · 1964
- Writer and CriticAmazon ↗
essay-collection · 1968
- On Turning EightyAmazon ↗
essay · 1972
- Reflections on the Death of MishimaAmazon ↗
essay · 1972
- Reflections on the Maurizius Case: A Humble Appraisal of a Great BookAmazon ↗
literary-essay · 1974
- Gliding Into the Everglades and Other EssaysAmazon ↗
essay-collection · 1976
- The Ineffable Frances SteloffAmazon ↗
essay · 1976
- Our AmericaAmazon ↗
essay-collection · 1976
- Mother, China, and the World BeyondAmazon ↗
essay · 1977
- Love Between the SexesAmazon ↗
essay · 1978
- The World of Lawrence: A Passionate AppreciationAmazon ↗
literary-essay · 1980
Plays (2)
Other (23)
- ScenarioAmazon ↗
graphic-work · 1937
- Hamlet, Volume IAmazon ↗
correspondence · 1939
- Hamlet, Volume IIAmazon ↗
correspondence · 1941
- Semblance of a Devoted PastAmazon ↗
correspondence · 1944
- Echolalia: Reproductions of Water ColorsAmazon ↗
graphic-work · 1945
- Henry Miller MiscellaneaAmazon ↗
collection · 1945
- Of, By and About Henry MillerAmazon ↗
collection · 1947
- Varda, the Master BuilderAmazon ↗
graphic-work · 1947
- The Waters Reglitterized: The Subject of Water Color in Some of Its More Liquid PhasesAmazon ↗
graphic-work · 1950
- Reunion in Barcelona: A Letter to Alfred Perlès, from Aller Retour New YorkAmazon ↗
correspondence · 1959
- Art and OutrageAmazon ↗
correspondence · 1959
- To Paint Is to Love AgainAmazon ↗
graphic-work · 1960
- Watercolors, Drawings, and His Essay The Angel Is My WatermarkAmazon ↗
graphic-work · 1962
- Lawrence Durrell and Henry Miller: A Private CorrespondenceAmazon ↗
correspondence · 1963
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Letters to Anaïs NinAmazon ↗correspondence · 1965
- Order and Chaos Chez Hans ReichelAmazon ↗
graphic-work · 1966
- Collector's QuestAmazon ↗
correspondence · 1968
- Entretiens de Paris avec Georges BelmontAmazon ↗
interview · 1970
- Letters of Henry Miller and Wallace FowlieAmazon ↗
correspondence · 1974
- Four Visions of AmericaAmazon ↗
graphic-work · 1977
- From Your Capricorn Friend: Henry Miller and the Stroker, 1978–1980Amazon ↗
correspondence · 1984
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Letters to EmilAmazon ↗correspondence · 1989
- Proteus and the Magician: The Letters of Henry Miller and John Cowper PowysAmazon ↗
correspondence · 2014