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Literature Suppressed on Social Grounds
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Bibliographic Detail
Publisher Facts on File
Publication date August 1, 2006
Pages 416
Binding Hardcover
Edition 2 revised
Book category Adult Non-Fiction
ISBN-13 9780816062713
ISBN-10 0816062714
Dimensions 1.25 by 6.25 by 9.25 in.
Weight 1.70 lbs.
Original list price $55.00
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Summaries and Reviews
Summary
Examines the history and issues surrounding works banned because they contained language or ideas unacceptable to a religion, state, or moral standard, including 'The Color Purple' by Alice Walker, 'The Giver' by Louis Lowry, and 'The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn' by Mark Twain.
Amazon.com description: Product Description: "Literature Suppressed on Social Grounds, Revised Edition" discusses writings that have been banned over the centuries because they offended or merely ignored official truths; challenged widely held assumptions; or contained ideas or language unacceptable to a state, religious institution, or private moral watchdog. The 14 entries new to this edition include the "Captain Underpants" series, "We All Fall Down" by Robert Cormier, and "Heaven" by Margaret Zemach. Also included are updates to the censorship histories of such books as "To Kill a Mockingbird" and "Of Mice and Men". New and updated entries include: "The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn" (Mark Twain); "The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes" (Sir Arthur Conan Doyle); "Alice's Adventures in Wonderland" (Lewis Carroll); "Anne Frank: The Diary of a Young Girl" (Anne Frank); "As I Lay Dying" (William Faulkner); "Baby Be-Bop" (Francesca Lia Block); "Camille" (Alexander Dumas); "The Color Purple" (Alice Walker); "Deliverance" (James Dickey); "The Drowning of Stephan Jones" (Bette Greene); "East of Eden" (John Steinbeck); "Fahrenheit 451" (Ray Bradbury); "Fallen Angels" (Walter Dean Myers); "A Farewell to Arms" (Ernest Hemingway); and, "Final Exit" (Derek Humphry). They also include: "Gargantua and Pantagruel" (Francois Rabelais); "Gentleman's Agreement" (Laura Hobson); "The Giver" (Lois Lowry); "Howl and Other Poems" (Allen Ginsberg); "I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings" (Maya Angelou); "Invisible Man" (Ralph Ellison); "Jake and Honeybunch Go to Heaven" (Margot Zemach); "Junky" (William Burroughs); "Of Mice and Men" (John Steinbeck); "One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest" (Ken Kesey); "Strange Fruit" (Lillian Smith); and, "To Kill A Mockingbird" (Harper Lee).

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