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The Colossus of Maroussi

Paperback • 2016 • 1. edition

The Colossus of Maroussi

By Henry Miller

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About the book

'Out of the sea, as if Homer himself had arranged it for me, the islands bobbed up, lonely, deserted, mysterious in the fading light'Enraptured by a young woman's account of the landscapes of Greece, Henry Miller set off to explore the Grecian countryside with his friend Lawrence Durrell in 1939. In The Colossus of Maroussi he describes drinking from sacred springs, nearly being trampled to death by sheep and encountering the flamboyant Greek poet Katsumbalis, who 'could galvanize the dead with ...Show more

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9780141980546

Publisher

Penguin Books Ltd

Published year

2016

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1

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The Colossus of Maroussi

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Paperback

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