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| Edition: | Grove Press (Paperback) |
| Author: | Henry Miller |
| Published: | January 1994 |
| Pages: | 318 |
| ISBN 10: | 0802131786 |
| New: | $7.91 (53) |
| Used: | $2.38 (143) |
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Tropic of Cancer is a novel by Henry Miller, first published in 1934 by Obelisk Press in Paris. Its publication in 1961 in the United States by Grove Press led to an obscenity trial that was one of several that tested American laws on pornography in the 1960s. While famous for its frank and often graphic depiction of sex, the book is also widely regarded as an important masterpiece of 20th century literature. Time magazine included the novel in its TIME 100 Best English-language Novels from 1923 to 2005.
The novel included a preface credited to Anaïs Nin (although allegedly penned by Miller himself).
The book was famously distributed by Frances Steloff at her Gotham Book Mart, in defiance of censorship pressures.
Plot introduction
Set in France (primarily Paris) during the 1930s, Miller tells of his life as a struggling writer. Combining fiction and autobiography, some chapters follow a strict narrative and refer to Miller's actual friends, colleagues, and workplaces; others are written as stream-of-consciousness reflections. It is written in the first person, as are many of Miller's other novels, and often fluctuates between past and present tense. There are many passages explicitly describing the narrator's sexual encounters, but the book does not solely focus on this subject.
