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Banned Books
A banned book is one that has been removed from the shelves of a library, bookstore, or classroom because of its controversial content. In some cases, banned books of the past have been burned and/or refused publication. Possession of banned books has at times been regarded as an act of treason or heresy, which was punishable by death, torture, prison time, or other acts of retribution.
Since there is a large number of banned books, some publishers have specialized in them.
Books are still banned in the 2010s. Nowhere in the world can everything be published, although the prohibitions vary str ...more
Since there is a large number of banned books, some publishers have specialized in them.
Books are still banned in the 2010s. Nowhere in the world can everything be published, although the prohibitions vary str ...more
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They lived freely among the students, they argued with the men over philosophical, sociological and artistic matters, they were just as good as the men themselves: only better, since they were women.
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― Lady Chatterley's Lover
― Lady Chatterley's Lover
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The important task of literature is to free man, not to censor him, and that is why Puritanism was the most destructive and evil force which ever oppressed people and their literature: it created hypocrisy, perversion, fears, sterility.
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― The Diary of Anaïs Nin, Vol. 4: 1944-1947
― The Diary of Anaïs Nin, Vol. 4: 1944-1947
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