PEOPLE OF THE BOOK.

The article discusses the relationship between the publishing industry and obscenity laws during the 20th century, including the lack of prosecution for obscenity in Paris, France and American publisher Barney Rosset. The challenges of publishing the American novel "Tropic of Cancer," by Henry Miller, including American literary agent Jack Kahane's role in the book's publication, are discussed. The role that the publisher Robert Gottlieb play in publishing the book "Catch-22," by Joseph Heller is also discussed.