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Book Review of Tropic of Cancer

Tropic of Cancer
Tropic of Cancer
Author: Henry Miller
Genre: Literature & Fiction
Book Type: Paperback
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Helpful Score: 3


This book was "Beat" before the Beatniks arrived. Henry Miller was a poor writer in bohemian Paris in the 1930's, and he wasn't afraid to say exactly what was on his mind, no matter how shocking. This was banned in the USA until 1961.