vintageanchor: 10 banned books: The most infamously outlawed novels… “Throughout history, fiction has always rattled the cages of the censors. Whether it be themes of politics, religion, or it just has a lot of sex in it, people the world over have shook their fists at an author at one time or another. But, in today’s book friendly society (thanks Steve Jobs!) we can now read about complex themes of heavy handed governments, violence, and drugs without the fear of being tapped on the shoulder by “the man”. To celebrate this fact, we’ve collected our ten favourite books, that have been hauled off the shelves in favour of something more wholesome.”  1. Brave New World by Aldous Huxley (1932) 2. The Grapes of Wrath by John Steinbeck (1939) 3. Tropic of Cancer by Henry Miller (1934) 4. Slaughterhouse-Five by Kurt Vonnegut (1969) 5. The Satanic Verses by Salman Rushdie (1988) 6. The Perks of Being a Wallflower by Stephen Chobsky (1999) 7. Things Fall Apart by Chinua Achebe (1958) 8. American Psycho by Brett Easton Ellis (1991) 9. The Metamorphosis by Franz Kafka (1915) 10. Lolita by Vladimir Nabokov (1955) Read more on ShortList.com.

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10 banned books: The most infamously outlawed novels…

“Throughout history, fiction has always rattled the cages of the censors. Whether it be themes of politics, religion, or it just has a lot of sex in it, people the world over have shook their fists at an author at one time or another. But, in today’s book friendly society (thanks Steve Jobs!) we can now read about complex themes of heavy handed governments, violence, and drugs without the fear of being tapped on the shoulder by “the man”. To celebrate this fact, we’ve collected our ten favourite books, that have been hauled off the shelves in favour of something more wholesome.”

 1. Brave New World by Aldous Huxley (1932)

2. The Grapes of Wrath by John Steinbeck (1939)

3. Tropic of Cancer by Henry Miller (1934)

4. Slaughterhouse-Five by Kurt Vonnegut (1969)

5. The Satanic Verses by Salman Rushdie (1988)

6. The Perks of Being a Wallflower by Stephen Chobsky (1999)

7. Things Fall Apart by Chinua Achebe (1958)

8. American Psycho by Brett Easton Ellis (1991)

9. The Metamorphosis by Franz Kafka (1915)

10. Lolita by Vladimir Nabokov (1955)

Read more on ShortList.com.

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