Tropic of Cancer

Interesting Facts

• The book was banned in the US and other countries for its explicit descriptions of sexuality and use of profanity.
• The work is an autobiographical novel in which the author describes his life in Paris during the 1930s.
• The book is considered one of the first examples of literature breaking taboos and exploring themes previously deemed unacceptable for artistic literature.
• The novel is written in a stream of consciousness style, making it unique and complex to perceive.
• The book had a significant influence on the subsequent generation of writers, including the Beat Generation and the counterculture of the 1960s.