{"product_id":"tropic-of-cancer-by-henry-miller-tropic-1","title":"Tropic of Cancer By Henry Miller - Tropic #1","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePublished: 04\/06\/2015\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eGenres: Fiction - Classics - Literature - Novels - Banned - Books - American - Erotica\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"two-columns\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv itemprop=\"description\" id=\"scope_book_description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eShocking, banned and the subject of obscenity trials, Henry Miller's first novel\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eTropic of Cancer\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eis one of the most scandalous and influential books of the twentieth century -- new to Penguin Modern Classics with a cover by Tracey Emin\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eTropic of Cancer\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eredefined 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,\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eTropic of Cancer\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003econtinued 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,\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eTropic of Cancer\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eis a cornerstone of modern literature that asks us to reconsider everything we know about art, freedom, and morality.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e'At last an unprintable book that is fit to read' Ezra Pound\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e'A momentous event in the history of modern writing' Samuel Beckett\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e'The book that forever changed the way American literature would be written' Erica Jong\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-testid=\"publisher-information\" class=\"pdp-spec\"\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003ePublisher information\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublisher:\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan itemprop=\"publisher\"\u003ePenguin Books Ltd\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eISBN:\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan itemprop=\"isbn\"\u003e9780141399133\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eNumber of pages:\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan itemprop=\"numberOfPages\"\u003e272\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eDimensions:\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cspan itemprop=\"height\"\u003e197\u003c\/span\u003e x \u003cspan itemprop=\"width\"\u003e128\u003c\/span\u003e x \u003cspan itemprop=\"depth\"\u003e17\u003c\/span\u003e mm\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eWeight:\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan itemprop=\"weight\"\u003e74 g\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eLanguage:\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan itemprop=\"inLanguage\"\u003eEnglish\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Starlight Library","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":53746796167481,"sku":null,"price":20.0,"currency_code":"IQD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0951\/4624\/6457\/files\/9780141399133-jacket-large.webp?v=1783548483","url":"https:\/\/starlightlibrary.shop\/products\/tropic-of-cancer-by-henry-miller-tropic-1","provider":"Starlight Library","version":"1.0","type":"link"}