THE COLOSSUS OF MAROUSSI

Like the ancient colossus that stood over the harbor of Rhodes, Henry Miller's The Colossus of Maroussi stands as a seminal classic in travel literature. It has preceded the footsteps of prominent travel writers such as Pico Iyer and Rolf Potts. The book Miller w ould later cite as his favorite began with a young woman's seductive description of Greece. Miller headed out with his friend Lawren ce Durrell to explore the Grecian countryside: a flock of sheep nearly tramples the two as they lie naked on a beach/ the Greek poet Katsmbal...[Read more]