A review by irene_ptr
The Colossus of Maroussi by Henry Miller

informative inspiring reflective medium-paced

4.5

A truly poignant recollection of Miller’s trip to Greece, detailing the places he visited, the people he met, the conversations he had, the food he ate all against the backdrop of a world war. The image he paints of the country im so familiar with is so immensely intimate but also multilayered. His prose and observations ring true today more than ever, and it always surprises me how much the world of today resembles the world of that past encapsulated in this book. How the world goes around in circles even sociopolitally. Such a masterpiece and true relic of a great writer visiting a larger than life (it sometimes seems as such) country.