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2901896Tropic of Cancerhttps://www.gandhi.com.mx/tropic-of-cancer-9780141399171/phttps://gandhi.vtexassets.com/arquivos/ids/3916987/fc39f0b6-fc73-4a6d-b354-7079514cc912.jpg?v=638386072049170000226257MXNPenguin Books LtdInStock/Ebooks/<p><strong>Shocking, banned and the subject of obscenity trials, Henry Millers first novel <em>Tropic of Cancer</em> is one of the most scandalous and influential books of the twentieth century</strong></p><p><em>Tropic of Cancer</em> 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, <em>Tropic of Cancer</em> 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, <em>Tropic of Cancer</em> is a cornerstone of modern literature that asks us to reconsider everything we know about art, freedom, and morality.</p><p>At last an unprintable book that is fit to read Ezra Pound</p><p>A momentous event in the history of modern writing Samuel Beckett</p><p>The book that forever changed the way American literature would be written Erica Jong</p><p>Henry Miller (1891-1980) is one of the most important American writers of the 20th century. His best-known novels include <em>Tropic of Cancer</em> (1934), <em>Tropic of Capricorn</em> (1939), and the <em>Rosy Crucifixion</em> trilogy (<em>Sexus,</em> 1949, <em>Plexus</em>, 1953, and <em>Nexus</em>, 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.</p>2838083Tropic of Cancer226257https://www.gandhi.com.mx/tropic-of-cancer-9780141399171/phttps://gandhi.vtexassets.com/arquivos/ids/3916987/fc39f0b6-fc73-4a6d-b354-7079514cc912.jpg?v=638386072049170000InStockMXN99999DIEbook20159780141399171_W3siaWQiOiJlMjlhZmE3Zi1iODhjLTQ5NWQtYTUwNS0wNjc5YTcxMjFlOTMiLCJsaXN0UHJpY2UiOjI2MiwiZGlzY291bnQiOjQwLCJzZWxsaW5nUHJpY2UiOjIyMiwiaW5jbHVkZXNUYXgiOnRydWUsInByaWNlVHlwZSI6Ildob2xlc2FsZSIsImN1cnJlbmN5IjoiTVhOIiwiZnJvbSI6IjIwMjItMDctMTFUMDA6MDA6MDBaIiwicmVnaW9uIjoiTVgiLCJpc1ByZW9yZGVyIjpmYWxzZX1d9780141399171_<p><strong>Shocking, banned and the subject of obscenity trials, Henry Millers first novel <em>Tropic of Cancer</em> is one of the most scandalous and influential books of the twentieth century</strong></p><p><em>Tropic of Cancer</em> 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, <em>Tropic of Cancer</em> 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, <em>Tropic of Cancer</em> is a cornerstone of modern literature that asks us to reconsider everything we know about art, freedom, and morality.</p><p>At last an unprintable book that is fit to read Ezra Pound</p><p>A momentous event in the history of modern writing Samuel Beckett</p><p>The book that forever changed the way American literature would be written Erica Jong</p><p>Henry Miller (1891-1980) is one of the most important American writers of the 20th century. His best-known novels include <em>Tropic of Cancer</em> (1934), <em>Tropic of Capricorn</em> (1939), and the <em>Rosy Crucifixion</em> trilogy (<em>Sexus,</em> 1949, <em>Plexus</em>, 1953, and <em>Nexus</em>, 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.</p>9780141399171_Penguin Books Ltd0d45f10d-eafd-3060-b2e2-409c4c9b08b6_9780141399171;9780141399171_9780141399171Henry MillerInglésMéxico2015-06-04T00:00:00+00:00Penguin Books Ltd