Big Sur and the Oranges of Hieronymus Bosch
| Author | Henry Miller |
|---|---|
| Published | 1957 |
| Format | Book |
TL;DR — Henry Miller’s 1957 memoir of his years living on the Big Sur coast of California, its neighbors and visitors, and the simple life he found there.
Published by New Directions and dedicated to Emil White of Anderson Creek. Miller opens with epigraphs from Thoreau, Picasso and Hokusai, then works through three parts: “The Oranges of the Millennium”, “Peace and Solitude: a Potpourri”, and “Paradise Lost”, followed by an epilogue.
The book is a loose, digressive record of life on a remote stretch of coast: the landscape, the neighbors, the stream of visitors drawn by his reputation, and his argument that one can live simply and well there.
What it is: a well-known memoir by a major American writer, still in print. This copy is an ebook conversion (calibre).
Where this came from
- A copy saved in October 2026.
348 pages. A PDF copy is held in Kyle’s private archive; it is not linked or shared here.