Shocking, banned and the subject of obscenity trials, Henry Miller's first novel Tropic of Cancer is one of the most scandalous and influential books of the twentieth century -- new to Penguin Modern Classics with a cover by Tracey Emin

Tropic of Cancer redefined the novel. Set in Paris in the 1930s, it features a starving American writer who lives a bohemian life among prostitutes, pimps, and artists. Banned in the US and the UK for more than thirty years because it was considered pornographic, Tropic of Cancer continued to be distributed in France and smuggled into other countries. When it was first published in the US in 1961, it led to more than 60 obscenity trials until a historic ruling by the Supreme Court defined it as a work of literature. Long hailed as a truly liberating book, daring and uncompromising, Tropic of Cancer is a cornerstone of modern literature that asks us to reconsider everything we know about art, freedom, and morality.

'At last an unprintable book that is fit to read' Ezra Pound

'A momentous event in the history of modern writing' Samuel Beckett

'The book that forever changed the way American literature would be written' Erica Jong

★ 亨利•米勒——最富有个性又极具争议的文学大师、自由与性解放的预言家
★ 大师米勒的一幅“自画像” 出版后遭英语世界封杀
★ 精神世界的诅咒“散文诗” 对传统观念的勇猛挑战与反叛
★ 写作手法多样：大量超现实的梦幻、纷繁多变的象征、对往事意识流式的追忆
★ 语言如同散文诗般优美流畅，令人着迷，极具文学和艺术价值
《黑色的春天》是亨利•米勒自传性三部曲中的第二部，与《北回归线》、《南回归线》创作于同一时期，1936年在巴黎出版后也遭英语世界封杀。该书追忆了米勒在布鲁克林的青少年时代及其旅居巴黎的生活经历。通过对从纽约到巴黎的不断回放，以及超现实的梦幻和象征手法，米勒以颠覆性、自我启示般的笔法，勾勒了人们和他们所居住的城市，而更深层次地，是在寻求心灵的精神家园。