{"product_id":"tropic-of-cancer-henry-miller","title":"Tropic of Cancer (Henry Miller)","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eShocking, banned and the subject of obscenity trials,  Henry Miller's first novel \u003ci\u003eTropic of Cancer\u003c\/i\u003e is one of the most scandalous and influential books of the twentieth century -- new to Penguin Modern Classics with a cover by Tracey Emin\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eTropic of Cancer\u003c\/i\u003e 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, \u003ci\u003eTropic of Cancer\u003c\/i\u003e 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, \u003ci\u003eTropic of Cancer\u003c\/i\u003e is a cornerstone of modern literature that asks us to reconsider everything we know about art, freedom, and morality.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'At last an unprintable book that is fit to read' Ezra Pound \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'A momentous event in the history of modern writing' Samuel Beckett \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'The book that forever changed the way American literature would be written' Erica Jong\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003ch4\u003eAutorenportrait\u003c\/h4\u003e\u003cdiv\u003eHenry Miller (1891-1980) is one of the most important American writers of the 20th century. His best-known novels include \u003ci\u003eTropic of Cancer \u003c\/i\u003e(1934), \u003ci\u003eTropic of Capricorn \u003c\/i\u003e(1939), and the \u003ci\u003eRosy Crucifixion\u003c\/i\u003e trilogy (\u003ci\u003eSexus,\u003c\/i\u003e 1949, \u003ci\u003ePlexus\u003c\/i\u003e, 1953, and \u003ci\u003eNexus\u003c\/i\u003e, 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.\u003c\/div\u003e\u003ch4\u003eWeitere Angaben\u003c\/h4\u003e\u003cdiv\u003eBuch (Paperback), B-format, Englisch, 272 Seiten\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Weltbild.ch: Bücher \u0026 Outlet","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":63608412242269,"sku":"K051671462","price":10.5,"currency_code":"CHF","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0911\/8915\/0045\/files\/239944-5167146200001A.jpg?v=1771976814","url":"https:\/\/weltbild.ch\/products\/tropic-of-cancer-henry-miller","provider":"Weltbild.ch: Bücher \u0026 Outlet","version":"1.0","type":"link"}