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Smile at the Foot of the Ladder
Henry Miller
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Description for Smile at the Foot of the Ladder
paperback. Num Pages: 56 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 203 x 132 x 5. Weight in Grams: 80.
First published in 1959, this touching fable tells of Auguste, a famous clown who could make people laugh but who sought to impart to his audiences a lasting joy. Originally inspired by a series of circus and clown drawings by the cubist painter Femand Léger, Miller eventually used his own decorations to accompany the text in their stead. “Undoubtedly," he says in his explanatory epilogue, °‘it is the strangest story I have yet written. . . . No, more even than all the stories which I based on fact and experience is this one the truth. My whole aim in ... Read more
First published in 1959, this touching fable tells of Auguste, a famous clown who could make people laugh but who sought to impart to his audiences a lasting joy. Originally inspired by a series of circus and clown drawings by the cubist painter Femand Léger, Miller eventually used his own decorations to accompany the text in their stead. “Undoubtedly," he says in his explanatory epilogue, °‘it is the strangest story I have yet written. . . . No, more even than all the stories which I based on fact and experience is this one the truth. My whole aim in ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1974
Publisher
New Directions United States
Number of pages
56
Condition
New
Number of Pages
60
Place of Publication
New York, United States
ISBN
9780811205566
SKU
V9780811205566
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Ref
99-15
About Henry Miller
Henry Miller (1891—1980) was one of the most controversial American novelists during his lifetime. His book, The Tropic of Cancer, was banned in the some U.S. states before being overruled by the Supreme Court. New Directions publishes several of his books.
Reviews for Smile at the Foot of the Ladder
"A simple, decorous and somehow devout tale."
The New York Times Book Review "It is a modern parable. Like all good parables, it can have as many interpretations as there are readers. It has the magic of mystery, for which each reader must find his own clues and supply his own solution."
Chicago Sunday Tribune "It has shape, ... Read more
The New York Times Book Review "It is a modern parable. Like all good parables, it can have as many interpretations as there are readers. It has the magic of mystery, for which each reader must find his own clues and supply his own solution."
Chicago Sunday Tribune "It has shape, ... Read more