Henry Valentine Miller was an American novelist and painter. He was known for breaking with existing literary forms and developing a new sort of 'novel' that is a mixture of novel, autobiography, social criticism, philosophical reflection, surrealist free association, and mysticism, one that is distinctly always about and expressive of the real-life Henry Miller and yet is also fictional. His most characteristic works of this kind are Tropic of Cancer, Tropic of Capricorn and Black Spring. He al...
Tropic of Cancer
Tropic of Cancer
Synopsis
Follow a young American writer struggling with poverty and artistic ambition in 1930s Paris. This raw, unfiltered account explores bohemian life, relationships, and the search for meaning amidst a vibrant yet challenging city. It's a bold look at freedom and desperation through the eyes of an expatriate.
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Tropic of CancerUnknown, 1961
344 pages
Grove Press5 editions available
