Tropic of Cancer
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SynopsisA fictional account of Miller's adventures amongst the prostitutes and pimps, the penniless painters and writers of Montparnasse, Tropic of Cancer is an extravagant and rhapsodic hymn to a world of unrivalled eroticism and freedom. Tropic of Cancer's 1934 publication in France was hailed by Samuel Beckett as 'a momentous event in the history of modern writing'. The novel was subsequently banned in the UK and the USA and not released for publication for a further thirty years.
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Ewan Morrison's story
The only book in my parents' bookcase which was turned the wrong way round with the spine hidden was Tropic of Cancer by Henry Miller. Their idea was, no doubt, one of caring parental censorship: they...
