Tropic of Capricorn

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  There is truth to the claim that sometimes a bad writer can be closer to greatness than a good writer, because the bad writer may just be slightly off in all the areas he or she needs to be great in, while the good writer is merely solid in all areas ... (read full critics)

  laurahird published on Fri, 10 Sep 2010

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• i guess if you like that sort of American literature...personally i prefer Fitzgerald and his "jazz era". By far.

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  Taken from the back of the book:
  "Miller has once and for all blasted away the very foundation of human hypocrisy -- moral, social, and political.... The grandest passages are the scenes of lovemaking. They join in a grand paean to all that is still joyous, healthy, happy, and affirmative." -- The ... (continue)

  Taken from the back of the book:
  "Miller has once and for all blasted away the very foundation of human hypocrisy -- moral, social, and political.... The grandest passages are the scenes of lovemaking. They join in a grand paean to all that is still joyous, healthy, happy, and affirmative." -- The Nation

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• English Books
• Paperback 336 Pages
• Edition: New Ed
• ISBN-10: 0007204450
• ISBN-13: 9780007204458
• Publisher: HarperPerennial
• Pub date: May 03, 2005
• Dimensions: 1226 mm x 839 mm x 129 mm Just how big is that?
• Also available as: Mass Market Paperback, Hardcover and Others
• In other languages: other languages Libros en Español, Livros em Português, Libri Italiani

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