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Raja Sharma
Pub. Date
2015.
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1 online resource.
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English
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Tropic of Cancer" by Henry Miller was first published in 1934. The book was described as notorious for its candid sexuality, and it created a lot of controversy when it was first published. The free speech which is very common in literature now was first used by Henry Miller and he was heavily criticized for that. The book was published in France, but it was banned in the United States of America. The American government said that Henry Miller had...
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Raja Sharma
Pub. Date
2015.
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1 online resource.
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English
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Tropic of Capricon" by Henri Miller was first published in 1939 in Paris. It is a semi-autobiographical novel. Like the previous novel "Tropic of Cancer" it was also banned in the United States until 1961. Eventually, the court ordered the ban to be lifted because the Justice Department declared that the contents of the book were not obscene. It was also banned in Turkey
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English
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Banned in America for almost thirty years because of its explicit sexual content, this companion volume to Miller's Tropic of Cancer chronicles his life in 1920s New York City. Famous for its frank portrayal of life in Brooklyn's ethnic neighborhoods and Miller's outrageous sexual exploits, The Tropic of Capricorn is now considered a cornerstone of modern literature.
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Pub. Date
[1934]
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English
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Now hailed as an American classic, Tropic of Cancer, Henry Miller's masterpiece, was banned as obscene in this country for 27 years after its publication in Paris in 1934. Only a historic court ruling that changed American censorship standards permitted the publication of this first volume of Miller's famed mixture of memoir and fiction, which chronicles with unapologetic gusto the bawdy adventures of a young expatriate writer, his friends, and the...
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New Directions paperbook volume 161
Publisher
New Directions
Pub. Date
1957
Physical Desc
404 p. : ill. ; 20 cm.
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English
10) Plexus
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Rosy crucifixion volume 2
Publisher
Grove Press
Pub. Date
[1987?], c1965
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640 p. ; 21 cm.
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English
Author
Series
Publisher
Raja Sharma
Pub. Date
2015.
Physical Desc
1 online resource.
Language
English
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Touching Spirit Bear" by Ben Mikaelsen was first published in 2001. It is a young adult novel. The story revolves around a young boy. The boy goes through the experiences of violence, nature, and forgiveness when he is banished to a remote Island in Alaska. It is a punishment for a violent crime. During the period of his punishment, the boy comes face to face with a rare bear species, the Spirit Bear. After that encounter with the rare species of...
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