Tropic of Cancer

Miller, Henry; Shapiro, Karl (editor)

Published by Grove Press, Inc, New York, 1961

About this Item

Dark blue octavo pocket book, xxvii, 287 pages; 18cm. "A stream-of-consciousness story of a poverty-stricken young American, living in Paris." -- "Miller's groundbreaking first novel, banned in Britain for almost thirty years. A penniless and as yet unpublished writer, Henry Miller arrived in Paris in 1930. Leaving behind a disintegrating marriage and an unhappy career in America, he threw himself into the low-life of bohemian Paris with unwavering gusto. A fictional account of Miller's adventures amongst the prostitutes and pimps, the penniless painters and writers of Montparnasse, Tropic of Cancer is an extravagant and rhapsodic hymn to a world of unrivalled eroticism and freedom. Tropic of Cancer's 1934 publication in France was hailed by Samuel Beckett as 'a momentous event in the history of modern writing'. The novel was subsequently banned in the UK and the USA and not released for publication for a further thirty years." -- Contents: Night people -- The secret life of insects -- The ballad of Easy Earl -- The crime of Marble Lesson. Lacking DJ. Near fine(+) unread copy of the massmarket paperback edition; minor edge-wear. First Black Cat edition, Fourth printing.

Seller Inventory # 94607

Bibliographic Details

• Title: Tropic of Cancer
• Publisher: Grove Press, Inc, New York
• Publication Date: 1961
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition: 1st Edition
• Condition: Near fine(+)
• Dust Jacket Condition: Dust Jacket Included
• Seller catalogs:
  • Literature, Fiction, Drama & Poetry