Renegade: Henry Miller and the Making of "tropic of Cancer"

by Frederick Turner

Book Overview

The untold story of Henry Miller's explosive 1934 novel, banned in America for more than a quarter century

Though branded as pornography for its graphic language and explicit sexuality, Henry Miller's Tropic of Cancer is far more than a work that tested American censorship laws. In this riveting book, published to coincide with the fiftieth anniversary of Tropic of Cancer's initial U.S. release, Frederick Turner investigates...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0300149492
• ISBN13: 9780300149494
• Release Date: January 2012
• Publisher: Yale University Press
• Length: 244 Pages
• Weight: 0.63 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 5.8" x 8.4"