Throughout history, writers have had their works of literature and social, political, and religious thought censored in the United States and around the world. 100 Banned Books profiles 25 well-known, often classic works in each of these categories that have especially significant censorship histories. Each clearly written entry in this eye-opening book gives readers a summary of the work, its censorship history, and suggestions for further reading.
Among the works covered are: Political Grounds: Animal Farm, Dr. Zhivago, The Grapes of Wrath, Uncle Tom's Cabin, and more Religious Grounds: The Bible, The Koran, The Talmud, Oliver Twist, and more Sexual Grounds: Lolita, Madame Bovary, Lady Chatterley's Lover, Ulysses, and more Social Grounds: The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, The Canterbury Tales, Black Like Me, and more.
Customer Reviews:
Avg. Customer Rating: 4.5 / 5.0
The Struggle Against Censorship:
This fine and informative book describes 100 books which were "banned" for different reasons, including content and belief. I believe that "banned" is too strong of a word. Something like "restricted" is more appropriate, since none of these books were actually removed from print or circulation. The book is arranged into four sections: literature suppressed on political grounds, literature suppressed on religious grounds, literature suppressed on sexual grounds, and literature suppressed on social... more info
Great Concept - Horribly Executed:
This a great concept of a book, but the scholarship, prose, and editing are all shoddy. Some facts are flat-out wrong, dates often have transposed numbers, entries are repetitive. Some of the entries are misrepresentative of censorship trends. For example, there is an entry on Voltaire's "Candide." However, the only time "Candide" was ever censored (as far as my research can tell) is once in the 1930s when one shipment of French copies was stopped in American customs because of the pictures. So it's... more info
extremely interesting book:
I couldn't put this book down. The stories of censorship are fascinating and provide keen insight into the histories of the times when the books were published. In particular, the authors do an excellent job of bringing out the societal forces that were in conflict. I highly recommend this book.
A concise, careful, revealing history of book censorship.:
100 Banned Books: Censorship Histories Of World Literature is a collaboration between Nicholas J. Karolides (professor of English and associate dean of the College of Arts and Sciences, University of Wisconsin, River Falls) and Ken Wachsberger (editor of "Voices From The Underground" and managing editor of several journals at MCB University Press, Bradford, England) who present a detailed look at one hundred different fiction and nonfiction books that have been widely banned throughout history. The entry... more info
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