100 Banned Books

100 Banned Books: Censorship Histories of World Literature
by
Nicholas J. Karolides, Margaret Bald, and Dawn B. Sova.
(Checkmark Books, 1999)

Excerpt from the back cover:

"Throughout history, tyrants, totalitarian states, church institutions and democratic governments alike have banned books that challenged their assumptions or questioned their authority. Even today, attempts by school boards, local government, and religious fanatics continue to restrict our freedom to read.

"100 Banned Books is divided into four sections, each covering twenty-five well known, often classic works with significant censorship histories:

* Literature suppressed on political grounds: Animal Farm, Dr. Zhivago, The Grapes of Wrath, Uncle Tom's Cabin, Slaughterhouse-Five, and more.

* Literature suppressed on religious grounds: The Bible, The Koran, The Talmud, The Last Temptation of Christ, Oliver Twist, and more.

* Literature suppressed on sexual grounds: The Bluest Eye, Lolita, Madame Bovary, Lady Chatterly's Lover, Ulysses, and more.

* Literature suppressed on social grounds: The Adventures of Hucleberry Finn, The Canterbury Tales, The Bell Jar, Farenheit 451, Black Like Me, and more.

"Each entry includes a summary of the work, its censorship history, and suggestions for further reading. 100 Banned Books is for all readers with an interest in censorship and its effect on specific works throughout the ages."