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
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Erasing History: How Fascists Rewrite the Past to Control the Future
The CIA Book Club: The Secret Mission to Win the Cold War with Forbidden Literature
Wake Now in the Fire: A Graphic Novel
One of the Boys
Ponyboy
All That She Carried: The Journey of Ashley's Sack, a Black Family Keepsake
The Story of My Anger
The Book: The Ultimate Guide To Rebuilding Civilization
Man o' War
Obie Is Man Enough
Green
'Twas the Night Before Pride
Banned Books: The World's Most Controversial Books, Past and Present
Answers in the Pages
Dear Manny (Dear Martin, #3)
To Kill a Mockingbird
1984
The Handmaid's Tale
Fahrenheit 451
The Catcher in the Rye
Animal Farm
The Bluest Eye
Brave New World
Of Mice and Men
Lord of the Flies
The Color Purple
The Perks of Being a Wallflower
The Giver (Giver, #1)
Beloved
The Kite Runner
All Quiet on the Western Front by Erich Maria RemarqueBambi by Felix SaltenThe Time Machine by H.G. WellsThe Metamorphosis by Franz KafkaThe Sun Also Rises by Ernest Hemingway
Books Banned by Nazis
102 books — 31 voters

Lord of the Flies by William GoldingThe Diary of a Young Girl by Anne FrankBrave New World by Aldous HuxleyFahrenheit 451 by Ray BradburyOf Mice and Men by John Steinbeck
Livros Censurados ou Proibidos
33 books — 5 voters
To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper LeeHarry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone by J.K. Rowling1984 by George OrwellAnimal Farm by George OrwellFahrenheit 451 by Ray Bradbury
Best Banned, Censored, and Challenged Books
927 books — 2,391 voters

The Book Thief by Markus ZusakThe Shadow of the Wind by Carlos Ruiz ZafónFahrenheit 451 by Ray BradburyA Story of Yesterday by Sergio CoboThe Thirteenth Tale by Diane Setterfield
Stories For Book Lovers
8,502 books — 9,022 voters


D.H. Lawrence
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.
D.H. Lawrence, Lady Chatterley's Lover

Anaïs Nin
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.
Anaïs Nin, The Diary of Anaïs Nin, Vol. 4: 1944-1947

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