Summer reading: why not find out what all the fuss was about

by Sandi Monaghan - 14th January, 2010

6 comments

Like or Dislike: 3  0 ROMINA
10/02/2010 at 3:16pm, Bundoora

I never knew slaughterhouse five was banned in the united states! It is an absolutely fabulous read! Kurt Vonnegut is a great author, I highly recommend slaughterhouse five and any other book he has written!

Like or Dislike: 0  0 Varun
11/02/2010 at 4:58pm, Bundoora

I am surprised to learn that The God of Small Things was ever banned in India;there was an obscenity charge against it as far as I know.Could you please cite your source for this information?

Like or Dislike: 0  0 Michael Keizer
15/02/2010 at 12:51pm, City

Of course, it would be even more interesting to list books here that are banned in Australia! Some examples:
- American Psycho, by Bret Easton Ellis (banned in Queensland)
- Borstal Boy, by Brendan Behan
- Lady Chatterley’s Lover, by D.H. Lawrence (temporarily banned in Australia)
- The Peaceful Pill Handbook, by Philip Nitschke and Fiona Stewart

Like or Dislike: 0  0 Sandi Monaghan
22/02/2010 at 11:01am,

Thanks Michael for the information and for the idea for a future post!

Like or Dislike: 0  0 Sandi Monaghan
22/02/2010 at 12:32pm,

Thank you, Varun, I have revisited my research on this and you are correct. The God of Small Things was not officially banned, but faced controversy and challenges in India. Roy faced an obscenity trial for her depiction of the relationship between a Christian woman and a low caste Hindu. You might also find this interview with the author interesting: http://www.salon.com/sept97/00roy.html

Like or Dislike: 0  0 Therese
05/03/2010 at 11:58am, Bundoora

Australia didn’t like some of our own authors either. Norman Lindsay’s ‘Redheap’ was banned for some time, I think.

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