Henry Miller's book "Tropic of Cancer" at one time literally blew up the public morality of both hemispheres of the Earth. The hero of the book, in which the personality of the author himself was obviously traced, “gave out” such a series of erotic revelations, moreover, set forth in such a juicy language that not one reader thought about the fullness of his sexual existence. And fans of the writer’s work learned the new Miller a thoughtful, almost chaste, deep philosopher. Of course, in his memoirs, he did not bypass the "poor life" in Paris, but also spoke about how he learned from the great French writers and artists, outlined his thoughts on world literature and art. But then, next to - witty, devoid of "forbidden topics" conversations with new friends: vagabonds, drug addicts, bullies, prostitutes ...