Throughout history, books have been banned that challenged assumptions or questioned the authority of gov'ts. Even today, attempts by school boards, local gov'ts., & religious fanatics continue to restrict our freedom to read. This vol. is divided into 4 sections, each covering 25 books suppressed on: (1) political grounds, such as Animal Farm, Dr. Zhivago, The Grapes of Wrath, & Uncle Tom's Cabin; (2) religious grounds, such as The Bible, The Koran, The Talmud, & The Last Temptation of Christ; (3) sexual grounds, such as Madame Bovary, Lady Chatterley s Lover, Ulysses, & Lolita; & (4) social grounds, such as The Canterbury Tales, The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, Black Like Me, & Fahrenheit 451. Summary & history of each work.

100 Banned Books: Censorship Histories of World Literature

Politics & Social Sciences

Nicholas J. Karolides

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Literature Suppressed on Political Grounds : Banned Books (Banned Books)

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120 Banned Books: Censorship Histories of World Literature

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<p>"From the Bible to The Hate U Give: a completely updated look at the history of censorship in world literature. Throughout history, nations, peoples, and governments have censored writers and their works on political, religious, sexual, and social grounds. Although the literary merit of the majority of these books has been proven time and time again, censorship efforts are still in place today. From Animal Farm to The Grapes of Wrath, The Koran to The Talmud, Beloved to the Harry Potter series, The Canterbury Tales to Catch-22, this revised edition examines the many struggles these books faced in order to be read"--</p>

120 Banned Books, Third Edition

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