by HenryMiller (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 Tropic of Capricorn is now considered a cornerstone of modern literature. "
Format: Paperback
Pages: 348
Edition: Reprint
Publisher: Avalon Travel Publishing
Published: 25 Aug 2000
ISBN 10: 0802151825
ISBN 13: 9780802151827
There is an eager vitality and exuberance to the writing . . . we watchfully hear the language skip, whoop and wheel across Miller's pages. --William H. Gass
The most enthralling and hilarious explosions are the sexual ones. --Newsweek
A superb entertainment that brings in jeremiads, casual lyrics, and sudden reaches toward the spiritual core of life . . . --The New York Times Book Review
Miller has once and for all blasted away the very foundation of human hypocrisy--moral, social, and political. . . . The grandest passages are the scenes of lovemaking. They join in a grand paean to all that is still joyous, healthy, happy, and affirmative. --The Nation
American literature today begins and ends with the meaning of what Miller has done. -Lawrence Durell