“Tropic of Capricorn” is considered by many a cornerstone of modern literature and part of the Henry Miller’s contribution to cause of free speech in publications. As with its companion novel “Tropic of Cancer”, “Tropic of Capricorn” was banned in America as obscene for 30 years. Only a historic court ruling that changed American censorship standards permitted their publication.
Personally, I quite enjoyed the semi-autobiography. I do wonder how much of the filth is evocative of truth and how much of it an invocation of fantasy. I cull and quote Miller himself, “Obscenity is a cleansing process, whereas pornography only adds to the murk"; More obscenity and more murk, please.
My rating: ★★★★☆ (4 out of 5 stars)
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