Tropic of Capricorn
by:
Henry Miller (author)
Banned in America for almost thirty years because of its explicit sexual content, this companion volume to Miller’s Tropic of Cancer chronicles his life in 1920s New York City. Famous for its frank portrayal of life in Brooklyn’s ethnic neighborhoods and Miller’s outrageous sexual exploits, The...
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Banned in America for almost thirty years because of its explicit sexual content, this companion volume to Miller’s Tropic of Cancer chronicles his life in 1920s New York City. Famous for its frank portrayal of life in Brooklyn’s ethnic neighborhoods and Miller’s outrageous sexual exploits, The Tropic of Capricorn is now considered a cornerstone of modern literature.
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Format: kindle
ASIN: B008RZKDHU
Publish date: December 1st 2007
Publisher: Grove Press
Pages no: 352
Edition language: English
Category:
Classics,
Novels,
Literature,
Adult Fiction,
American,
20th Century,
Erotica,
Contemporary,
Americana,
Banned Books,
New York
Series: The Obelisk Trilogy (#3)
Disappointing. I was in my youth a great fan of Miller. Still regard the Rosy Crucifixion as, in my memory, a masterpiece. But my attempts to reread Miller now are foundering.
10 out of 5 scale rating :)
I am so thoroughly healthy and empty. No dreams, no desires. I am like the luscious deceptive fruit which hangs on the Californian trees. One more ray of sun and I will be rotten.Henry MillerThe first thing, if you are lucky, that you discover about Henry Miller is that you shouldn't introduce him t...
The blurb for this says it "is now considered a cornerstone of modern literature." Which explains the entire career of John Updike. Funny, books about men who hate women but like using them as sex toys still win acclaim
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