Tropic of Cancer (Penguin Modern Classics)

Miller, Henry

ISBN 10: 0141399139 / ISBN 13: 9780141399133

Published by Penguin Classics, 2015

About this Item

2015. 1st Edition. paperback. Banned in the US and the UK for more than thirty years because it was considered pornographic, this book features a starving American writer who lives a bohemian life among prostitutes, pimps, and artists. Series: Penguin Modern Classics. Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: FC; FP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 128 x 26. Weight in Grams: 204. . . . .

Seller Inventory # 9780141399133

Bibliographic Details

• Title: Tropic of Cancer (Penguin Modern Classics)
• Publisher: Penguin Classics
• Publication Date: 2015
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0141399139
• ISBN 13: 9780141399133
• Binding: Soft cover
• Edition: 1st Edition
• Condition: New

About this title

Synopsis

Shocking, banned and the subject of obscenity trials, Henry Miller's first novel Tropic of Cancer is one of the most scandalous and influential books of the twentieth century -- new to Penguin Modern Classics with a cover by Tracey Emin

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. Banned in the US and the UK for more than thirty years because it was considered pornographic, Tropic of Cancer continued to be distributed in France and smuggled into other countries. When it was first published in the US in 1961, it led to more than 60 obscenity trials until a historic ruling by the Supreme Court defined it as a work of literature. Long hailed as a truly liberating book, daring and uncompromising, Tropic of Cancer is a cornerstone of modern literature that asks us to reconsider everything we know about art, freedom, and morality.

'At last an unprintable book that is fit to read' Ezra Pound

'A momentous event in the history of modern writing' Samuel Beckett

'The book that forever changed the way American literature would be written' Erica Jong

About the Author

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.