tropic

Henry Miller’s “Tropic of Cancer,” first published in Paris in 1943, faced a 27-year ban in the U.S. due to obscenity concerns. Its eventual publication followed a landmark court ruling that transformed American censorship standards, paving the way for greater freedom in literature. The novel, a blend of memoir and fiction, vividly details the lascivious escapades of a young expatriate writer and his circle of friends in 1930s Paris. Today, it is celebrated as an American classic, with Norman Mailer deeming it “one of the 10 or 20 great novels of our century.”