The Rosy Crucifixion: Sexus, Plexus, Nexus
Author: Henry Miller
Henry Miller’s Rosy Crucifixion, his second major trilogy, took more than 10 years for the author to complete. Beginning in 1949 with Sexus, a work so controversial all of Paris was abuzz with L’Affaire Miller, (and publisher Maurice Girodias saw himself threatened with jail), following in 1952 with Plexus, and finally concluding with 1959’s Nexus, the three works are a da….Read More
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