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[[File:tropic_of_cancer_henry_miller_8037.jpg|frame|The original cover, ironically, is one of the least [[Contemptible Cover|Contemptible Covers]] the book has. And no, [[Covers Always Lie|there is no giant crab]] <ref>By the way, check the [[Banned in China|banned]] footnote</ref> ]]
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| title = Tropic of Cancer
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| caption = The original cover, ironically, is one of the least [[Contemptible Cover]]s the book has. And no, [[Covers Always Lie|there is no giant crab]].<ref>By the way, check the [[Banned in China|banned]] footnote</ref>
| author = Henry Miller
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| elevator pitch = The author's life as a struggling writer in the late 1920s and early 1930s.
| genre = Autobiography
| publication date = 1934
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{{quote|''“I am living at the Villa Borghese. There is not a crumb of dirt anywhere, nor a chair misplaced. We are all alone here and we are dead.”''|'''-- The book’s opening line'''}}
{{quote|''“I am living at the Villa Borghese. There is not a crumb of dirt anywhere, nor a chair misplaced. We are all alone here and we are dead.”''|'''The book’s opening line'''}}


''Tropic of Cancer'' is a novel by Henry Miller, published in 1934. However, it’s known mostly for being the subject of much controversy in America for being considered obscene and pornographic.
'''''Tropic of Cancer''''' is a novel by [[Henry Miller]], published in 1934. However, it’s known mostly for being the subject of much controversy in America for being considered obscene and pornographic.


The novel follows the author and his dealings in [[Gay Paree]] while struggling as a writer, having sex, meeting with friends, having sex, going to social clubs, [[Rule of Three|having sex]], uttering non sequiturs and, you know, [[Overly Long Gag|having sex]]. It doesn’t really go in circles around sex, though, it focuses heavily on the other issues, all this mixing autobiography and fiction, past and present, with a [[Stream of Consciousness]] approach.
The novel follows the author and his dealings in [[Gay Paree]] while struggling as a writer, having sex, meeting with friends, having sex, going to social clubs, [[Rule of Three|having sex]], uttering non sequiturs and, you know, [[Overly Long Gag|having sex]]. It doesn’t really go in circles around sex, though, it focuses heavily on the other issues, all this mixing autobiography and fiction, past and present, with a [[Stream of Consciousness]] approach.
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It was successful enough to spawn a sequel, ''Tropic of Capricorn'', which was also controversial and banned in several countries.
It was successful enough to spawn a sequel, ''Tropic of Capricorn'', which was also controversial and banned in several countries.
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* [[A Date with Rosie Palms]]
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* [[All Men Are Perverts]]: Averted. Since the book his written mostly in Miller’s perspective, we read his thoughts, so he’s the only recognizable pervert.
* [[All Men Are Perverts]]: Averted. Since the book his written mostly in Miller’s perspective, we read his thoughts, so he’s the only recognizable pervert.
* [[Author Avatar]]: The main character is called Henry Miller, so…
* [[Author Avatar]]: The main character is called Henry Miller, so…
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* [[Country Matters]]: Van Norden particularly is obsessed with it.
* [[Country Matters]]: Van Norden particularly is obsessed with it.
* [[Culture Clash]]: The Indian visitor mistakes a bidet for a toilet. Guess what he does with it.
* [[Culture Clash]]: The Indian visitor mistakes a bidet for a toilet. Guess what he does with it.
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* [[A Date with Rosie Palms]]
* [[Everything Sounds Sexier in French]]
* [[Everything Sounds Sexier in French]]
* [[First-Person Smartass]]: Henry Miller makes himself sound '''so''' smart.
* [[First-Person Smartass]]: Henry Miller makes himself sound '''so''' smart.
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* [[Sex Sells]]: Oh yeah.
* [[Sex Sells]]: Oh yeah.
* [[Sexy Packaging]]: See [[Contemptible Cover]].
* [[Sexy Packaging]]: See [[Contemptible Cover]].
* [[Shout-Out]]: [[Tom Lehrer]] once declared he wanted to write a mathematics text because he had a million-seller title for it: ''Tropic of Calculus''.
* [[Stream of Consciousness]]
* [[Stream of Consciousness]]
* [[Streetwalker]]: Apparently, Paris is full of them.
* [[Streetwalker]]: Apparently, Paris is full of them.
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Latest revision as of 11:58, 25 June 2021

Tropic of Cancer
The original cover, ironically, is one of the least Contemptible Covers the book has. And no, there is no giant crab.[1]
Written by: Henry Miller
Central Theme:
Synopsis: The author's life as a struggling writer in the late 1920s and early 1930s.
Genre(s): Autobiography
First published: 1934
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“I am living at the Villa Borghese. There is not a crumb of dirt anywhere, nor a chair misplaced. We are all alone here and we are dead.”
—The book’s opening line

Tropic of Cancer is a novel by Henry Miller, published in 1934. However, it’s known mostly for being the subject of much controversy in America for being considered obscene and pornographic.

The novel follows the author and his dealings in Gay Paree while struggling as a writer, having sex, meeting with friends, having sex, going to social clubs, having sex, uttering non sequiturs and, you know, having sex. It doesn’t really go in circles around sex, though, it focuses heavily on the other issues, all this mixing autobiography and fiction, past and present, with a Stream of Consciousness approach.

So yeah, it sounds just like your pretentious intellectual novel. And it is. However, the achievement of the novel is Miller's honest approach to reality, ignoring the sex taboo of the age. It was acclaimed by famous writers like George Orwell and Samuel Beckett.

It was successful enough to spawn a sequel, Tropic of Capricorn, which was also controversial and banned in several countries.

Tropes used in Tropic of Cancer include:
  1. ↑ By the way, check the banned footnote
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