April 10

Banned Books

Look for these titles in the library.

They were all banned at some stage after they were published.

These notes are taken from the Wikipedia page.

For more banned books look here: Wikipedia

Carroll, Lewis. Alice’s adventures in Wonderland.
Banned in China, beginning 1931, because it portrayed animals as having similar conciousness to humans.
Remarque, Eruch Maria. All quiet on the western front.
Banned in Nazi Germany for being demoralizing to the German army.
Orwell, George. Animal farm.
Published in 1945, Animal farm is still banned in some countries today over political issues, such as depiction of corrupt leaders and the talking pig.
Huxley, Aldous. Brave new world.
Banned in Ireland in 1932, allegedly because of references of sexual promiscuity and in Australia from 1932 to 1937.
Heller, Joseph. Catch 22
Banned in some states of the U.S. in the 1970’s.
Brown, Dan. The Da Vinci code.
Banned in Lebanon after Catholic leaders declared it offensive to Christianity.
Frank, Anne. The diary of Anne Frank.
Banned in Lebanon for “portray[ing] Jews, Israel or Zionism favorably”.
Shelley, Mary. Frankinstein. (1818)
Banned in apartheid South Africa in 1955 for containing “obscene” or “indecent” material
Steinbeck, John. Grapes of wrath.
In the region of California in which it was partially set, it was banned for its alleged unflattering portrayal of area residents.
Dr Seuss Green eggs and ham
In 1965, the children’s novel was temporarily banned in the People’s Republic of China for its portrayal of early Marxism. The ban was lifted in 1991, following Seuss’ death.
Lawrence, D.H. Lady Chatterley’s lover.
Banned in Australia from 1929 to 1965.
Bannerman, Helen. Little black Sambo.
Banned in Japan (1988–2005) to quell “political threats to boycott Japanese cultural exports”, although the pictures were not those of the original version.
Orwell, George. Nineteen eighty four.
Banned by the Soviet Union in 1950 because it was recognised as a satire of the leadership.
 Stowe, Harriett Beecher. Uncle Tom’s cabin.
 Banned in the Southern United States during the Civil War because of its anti-slavery content.


 

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