Tropic of Capricorn
by Henry Miller · first published 1939
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Author explores the sources of his early life in New York and undertakes to define a view of his country.
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Tropic of Capricorn by Henry Miller. To be honest, I re-read it, but it had a much more significant impact the second time (I originally considered it to be weaker than "Black Spring" and "Tropic of Cancer", but this time…
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