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2nd edition. — Checkmark Books, 2011. — 560 р. — ISBN-10: 0816082324. — ISBN-13: 978-0816082322.
From Gossip Girl to The Kite Runner: a completely updated look at the history of censorship in world literature.Praise for the previous editions: "A must-have for all of us who enjoy the right to choose what we read." Nadine Strossen, President, American Civil Liberties Union. 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, Ulysses to the Harry Potter series, The Canterbury Tales to The Bell Jar, this revised edition examines the many struggles these books faced in order to be read.Tracing the censorship histories of 120 works from across the world, 120 Banned Books, Second Edition provides a summary of each work, its censorship history, and suggestions for further reading. Many new titles have been added to reflect some of the controversies in recent years, and updates have been made to existing entries on such classic books as Huckleberry Finn and To Kill a Mockingbird.New entries include: The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-time Indian by Sherman Alexie (banned on social grounds). The Da Vinci Code by Dan Brown (banned on religious grounds). Girls of Riyadh by Rajaa Alsanea (banned on political grounds). Gossip Girl series by Cecily von Ziegesar (banned on sexual grounds). His Dark Materials by Philip Pullman (banned on religious grounds). The Kite Runner by Khaled Hosseini (banned on social grounds). and many more.
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120 banned Books, second edition CENSORSHIP HISTORIES OF WORLD LITERATURE
N ICHOLAS J . K AROLIDES, M ARGARET B ALD AND D AWN B . S OVA
To the University of Wisconsin–River Falls Chalmer Davee Library staff —N. J. K.
For Jonathan, André and Daniel —M. B.
To my son, Robert Gregor —D. B. S.
120 Banned Books, Second Edition Copyright © 2011 by Nicholas J. Karolides, Margaret Bald and Dawn B. Sova All rights reserved. No part of this book may be reproduced or utilized in any form or by any means, electronic or mechanical, including photocopying, recording, or by any information storage or retrieval systems, without permission in writing from the publisher. For information contact: Checkmark Books An imprint of Infobase Learning 132 West 31st Street New York NY 10001 Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Karolides, Nicholas J. 120 banned books : censorship histories of world literature / Nicholas J. Karolides, Margaret Bald, and Dawn B. Sova. — 2nd ed. p. cm. Includes bibliographical references and index. ISBN 978-0-8160-8232-2 (acid-free paper) 1. Censorship—United States—History—20th century. 2. Prohibited books—United States—History—20th century. 3. Challenged books—United States—History—20th century. 4. Censorship—History. 5. Prohibited books—United States—Bibliography. 6. Challenged books—United States—Bibliography. I. Bald, Margaret. II. Sova, Dawn B. III. Title. IV. Title: One hundred and twenty banned books. V. Title: One hundred twenty banned books. Z658.U5K35 2011 363.6'1—dc22 2011013099 Checkmark Books are available at special discounts when purchased in bulk quantities for businesses, associations, institutions, or sales promotions. Please call our Special Sales Department in New York at (212) 967-8800 or (800) 322-8755. You can find Facts On File on the World Wide Web at http://www.infobaselearning.com Text design by Cathy Rincon Composition by Julie Adams Cover printed by Sheridan Books, Ann Arbor, Mich. Book printe