Obelisk Press

Obelisk Press was an English-language press based in Paris, France, founded by Jack Kahane. It published novels that were too risque to publish in the United States.

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Henry Miller's 1934 novel, Tropic of Cancer, had explicit sexual passages and could not be published in the United States; an edition was printed by the Obelisk Press in Paris and copies were smuggled into the United States.

Related Topics:
Henry Miller - 1934 - Tropic of Cancer - Obelisk Press

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Obelisk also published Anais Nin, James Joyce, Frank Harris and Lawrence Durrell.

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Anais Nin - James Joyce - Frank Harris - Lawrence Durrell

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