The Colossus of Maroussi is an impressionist travelogue by American writer Henry Miller that was first published in 1941 by Colt Press of San Francisco.

Set in pre-Second World War Greece of 1939, it is ostensibly an exploration of the "Colossus" of the title, George Katsimbalis, a poet and raconteur.

[citation needed] Henry Miller left Paris, his home of nine years, in 1939 as the Nazis began to take action in Europe and the outbreak of the Second World War loomed.

[2] Miller largely wrote the book in New York City, and the work reflects his resentment at having to return to America, as well as his feeling of isolation there.

[3] The light of Greece opened my eyes, penetrated my pores, expanded my whole being.Miller travels in Athens, Crete, Corfu, Poros, Hydra and Delphi.