Insomnia Or the Devil at Large Author:Henry, Miller Miller's paean to Hoki, written and painted during their courtship. Insomnia is, in the words of its publisher, "a love story. Always a romantic at heart, Henry Miller fell passionately, completely, but not hopelessly, in love at age 75 with a 25 year old Japanese singer, Hoki Tokuda. Hoki spoke some English; Miller spoke no Japanese. H... more »oki was a featured singer in a piano bar in Hollywood. Henry was a semi-retired and divorced, a lonely literary giant. He pursued her for a year. Out of the frustration of sleepless nights, out of a clear vision of himself as an aging romantic, out of his compulsion to court and marry this 'young nightingale,' Miller has fashioned a deeply moving, revealing romance."« less