Tropic of Cancer by Henry Miller

Tropic of Cancer by Henry MillerShocking, 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. 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

the literary heroine’s journey from brave to blank to bitter

Winner of the Man Booker Prize

funny and utterly unsentimental

taking in a bird’s eye view of the city on his way

'Exquisite

The Lost Words and The Old Ways

but the truth is far stranger than she could have imagined

this is a collection in which men meet in the woods

they discover fantastic wildlife and dazzling beaches

by injustice

an ordinary man who wakes up one day to find himself accused of a crime he did not commit

but whose name was given to one of the most celebrated plays ever written