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Tropic of Capricorn

by Henry Miller

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Publisher Comments:

Banned in America for almost thirty years because of its explicit sexual content, this companion volume to Miller's Tropic of Cancer chronicles his life in 1920s New York City. Famous for its frank portrayal of life in Brooklyn's ethnic neighborhoods and Miller's outrageous sexual exploits, The Tropic of Capricorn is now considered a cornerstone of modern literature.

Synopsis:

Forty years have passed since Grove Press first published Henry Miller's landmark masterpiece — an act that would forever change the face of American literature. Initially banned in America as obscene, Tropic of Cancer was first published in Paris in 1934. Only a historic court ruling that changed American censorship standards permitted its publication. Tropic of Cancer is now considered, as Norman Mailer said, "one of the ten or twenty great novels of our century". Also banned in America for almost thirty years, Tropic of Capricorn is now considered a cornerstone of modern literature.

Together, Tropic of Cancer and Tropic of Capricorn are a lasting testament to one of the greatest American writers of the twentieth century and his contribution not only to literature but to the cause of free speech.

Product Details

ISBN:
9780802151827
Author:
Miller, Henry
Publisher:
Grove/Atlantic
Location:
New York :
Subject:
General
Subject:
Fiction
Subject:
Classics
Subject:
American fiction (fictional works by one author)
Subject:
Sex customs
Subject:
Brooklyn (new york, n.y.)
Subject:
Brooklyn
Subject:
American fiction (fictional works by one auth
Subject:
Bildungsromans
Subject:
Bildungsroman.
Copyright:
Edition Number:
1st Evergreen ed.
Series Volume:
no. 28
Publication Date:
July 1987
Binding:
Paperback
Language:
English
Illustrations:
Yes
Pages:
348
Dimensions:
8.23x5.37x.95 in. .86 lbs.

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