10 most famous books that are banned in different countries

2024 Author: Richard Flannagan | [email protected]. Last modified: 2023-12-15 23:55

Literature has always been under the scrutiny of censors. And this is understandable, because writers raise the most diverse and controversial topics - politics, relations, religion, free thought. And even today, when one can read about the secret affairs of politicians, and detectives are simply overflowing with violence, there are at least 10 books banned in different countries.

1. "Lolita" Nabokov V

The story of a man and his painful infatuation with young girls. Attracted to the 12-year-old daughter of a New England woman, he marries her mother to cover up his sinful passion. The editor of the American publishing house "Sunday Express" said that Nabokov's novel was "the dirtiest book" that he had read. All printed copies were removed from circulation. This was explained by the pornographic content of the novel.

2. “Wonderful New World” by Huxley O

Huxley conceived this work as a parody of Wells' book People Like Gods. The book was banned in Ireland due to disputes about childbirth, and in the United States - due to the fact that the work is filled with "too negative thoughts"

3. “Metamorphosis” by Kafka F

The Metamorphosis novel tells the story of a man named Gregor Samsa, who provided financial assistance to his loved ones and was everyone's favorite. But one day he woke up and realized that he had turned into a huge beetle. Gradually everyone forgets about him …

For a long time, Kafka's works were banned on the territory of Czechoslovakia, the Soviet Union, and all because he refused to write in Czech, preferring German.

4. “Tropic of Cancer” by G

“This is not a book. This is a cesspool, a gutter, a rotting hotbed, a slimy collection of everything that is in the rotten remains of human depravity,”said Pennsylvania Supreme Court Justice Michael Musmanno as soon as this book was published. The fact is that its author, quite frankly and without a shadow of embarrassment, described intimate relationships with colleagues in the writing workshop and with friends.

5. "Slaughterhouse Number Five, or the Children's Crusade" K. Vonnegut

According to the plot, the hero - an American soldier - is captured by the Germans. For a long time he is held in custody in the Dresden abattoir. In America, the book was banned because of the huge number of scary scenes, so as not to traumatize the psyche of children.

6. "American Psycho" Ellis B. I

Patrick Bateman is a successful entrepreneur and serial psychopath. Anyone who has seen a film based on the book will understand why the book was banned. In Germany, the novel was considered harmful to minors and sales were limited.

7. “Satanic Verses” by Rushdie S

After the plane crash, the life of Saladin Chamchi falls apart, and Gibreel Farishita must somehow rebuild his life. Many Muslims decided that the author of the book was blasphemous about Islam. In Venezuela, this book is still banned today. Anyone caught reading faces 15 months in prison.

8. "Grapes of Wrath" Steinbeck D

Steinbeck's book "Grapes of Wrath" was banned in America, but, despite this, was enthusiastically received by local writers. It describes the tragedy of a person on the example of one family forced to leave their "home" because of the drought and economic crisis.

9. The “disintegration” of Achebe Ch

In The Decay, Achebe describes the impact of colonization and Christianity on the inhabitants of Africa. The plot develops at the beginning of the twentieth century. The book was banned in Malaysia due to its critical attitude towards the colonists.

10. “It's good to be quiet” Chobsk S

Stephen Chobsky's It's Good to Be Quiet tells the story of a boy who is in correspondence with his anonymous friend. These letters contain the whole life of a teenager: drugs, bullying, sexual harassment. Due to the many sexual scenes in the book, the Association of American Librarians annually lists it as a prohibited book.

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