Record Number: 8909
Reading Experience:
Evidence:
'Barclay Hudson, an American living near by, lent him a new novel to read. It was published in Paris by the Obelisk Press, a publisher specializing mainly in pornography in English for visiting tourists, and in books banned elsewhere. The novel Hudson lent him was the recently published "Tropic of Cancer" by Henry Miller. The impact was immediate, and he read it straight through twice..."There isn't a good word to express its excellence", he wrote. "Of course, like all works of genius it's strong fruit and you'd have to be careful about getting it into England".'
Century:1900-1945
Date:Between 1 Jul 1935 and 30 Sep 1935
Country:Greece
Timen/a
Place:county: Corfu
Type of Experience(Reader):
silent aloud unknown
solitary in company unknown
single serial unknown
(Listener):
solitary in company unknown
single serial unknown
Reader / Listener / Reading Group:
Reader: Age:Adult (18-100+)
Gender:Male
Date of Birth:27 Feb 1912
Socio-Economic Group:Professional / academic / merchant / farmer
Occupation:writer
Religion:unknown
Country of Origin:Britain / India (Parents English and Irish but Indian born)
Country of Experience:Greece
Listeners present if any:e.g family, servants, friends
n/a
Additional Comments:
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Text Being Read:
Author: Title:Tropic of Cancer
Genre:Fiction
Form of Text:Print: Book
Publication Detailspublished by Obelisk Press, Paris
Provenanceborrowed (other)
borrowed from Barclay Hudson
Source Information:
Record ID:8909
Source:Gordon Bowker
Editor:n/a
Title:Through the Dark Labyrinth: A Biography of Lawrence Durrell
Place of Publication:London
Date of Publication:1996
Vol:n/a
Page:65
Additional Comments:
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Citation:
Gordon Bowker, Through the Dark Labyrinth: A Biography of Lawrence Durrell, (London, 1996), p. 65, http://www.open.ac.uk/Arts/reading/UK/record_details.php?id=8909, accessed: 09 May 2025
Additional Comments:
None
