written by Henry Miller. Sandra Dee, Stewart's daughter in the film, has organized a sit-in style protest against banning the book. In the 1985 film After Hours, the protagonist Paul is reading the book in a coffee shop when a Marcy comments on it from the table across, setting the events of the film in motion. In the 1990 movie Henry & June, the first draft of the book is referenced and discussed by Henry and friends. In the 1991 version of Cape Fear, the characters of Max Cady and Danielle Bowden discuss the book briefly. In the 1991 Seinfeld episode "The Library", Jerry is accused of never returning a copy of the book to the public library after borrowing it many years before, during high school, in 1971. It is revealed that the book was stolen by the gym teacher while a gang of jocks were beating up on George. In the present day, the gym teacher still holds the library book, despite being homeless and insane. In the 2000 romantic comedy film 100 Girls, the characters Dora and Matthew read an excerpt from Tropic of Cancer together: "Your Sylvester! ... After me you can take on stallions, bulls, rams, drakes, St. Bernards." At the beginning of the 2000 movie Final Destination, Clear (Ali Larter) is reading Tropic of Cancer upon arrival at the airport. In the 2010 telenovela ¿Dónde Está Elisa? a copy of the book is found in Elisa's locker at school. In Season 2 of the television series Ozark Jonah reads an explicit excerpt of the book to Buddy. Typescript The typescript of the book was auctioned for $165,000 in 1986. Yale University now owns the typescript, which was displayed to the public in 2001. See also Censorship Henry and June (1986 book) Henry & June (1990 film) References Further reading 1934 American novels American autobiographical novels American erotic novels American novels adapted into films Existentialist novels Literature related to the sexual revolution Novels by Henry Miller Novels set in Paris Obscenity controversies in literature Obelisk Press books United States pornography law Censored books