Tropic of Cancer
$22.80
- Paperback
272 pages
- Release Date
29 July 2015
Summary
Shocking, banned and the subject of obscenity trials, Miller’s first novel is a Penguin Modern Classic for the first time.
One of the most scandalous and influential books of the 20th century, Tropic of Cancer redefined the novel. Set in Paris in the 1930s, it features a starving American writer who lives a bohemian life among prostitutes, pimps, and artists. Promptly banned in the US and the UK because it was considered pornographic, Tropic of Cancer continued to be distributed in Fr…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780141399133 |
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| ISBN-10: | 0141399139 |
| Author: | Henry Miller |
| Publisher: | Penguin Books Ltd |
| Imprint: | Penguin Classics |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 272 |
| Release Date: | 29 July 2015 |
| Weight: | 74g |
| Dimensions: | 197mm x 128mm x 17mm |
| Series: | Penguin Modern Classics |
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At last an unprintable book that is fit to read
At last an unprintable book that is fit to read – Ezra PoundA momentous event in the history of modern writing – Samuel BeckettOne of the ten or twenty great novels of our century, a revolution in consciousness equal to The Sun Also Rises – Norman MailerRead him for five pages, ten pages, and you feel the peculiar relief that comes not so much from understanding as from being understood. ‘He knows all about me,’ you feel; ‘he wrote this especially for me’. It is as though you could hear a voice speaking to you, a friendly American voice, with no humbug in it, no moral purpose, merely an implicit assumption that we are all alike – George OrwellThe book that forever changed the way American literature would be written – Erica Jong
About The Author
Henry Miller
Henry Miller (1891-1980) is one of the most important American writers of the 20th century. His best-known novels include Tropic of Cancer (1934), Tropic of Capricorn (1939), and the Rosy Crucifixion trilogy (Sexus, 1949, Plexus, 1953, and Nexus, 1959), all published in France and banned in the US and the UK until 1964. He is widely recognised as an irreverent, risk-taking writer who redefined the novel and made the link between the European avant-garde and the American Beat generation.
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