Forbidden Literature

Forbidden Literature
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Publisher : Nordic Academic Press
Total Pages : 265
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ISBN-10 : 9789188909084
ISBN-13 : 9188909085
Rating : 4/5 (84 Downloads)

Synopsis Forbidden Literature by : Erik Erlanson

Freedom of the printed word is a defining feature of the modern world. Yet censorship and the suppression of literature never cease, and remain topical issues even in the most liberal of democracies. Today, just as in the past, advances in media technology are followed by new regulatory mechanisms. Similarly, any attempt to control cultural expression inevitably spurs fresh discussions about freedom of speech. In Forbidden Literature scholars from a variety of disciplines address censorship's past and present, whether in liberal democracies or totalitarian regimes. Through in-depth case studies they trace a historical continuum in which literature reveals its two-sided nature: it demands both regulation and protection. The contributors investigate the logic of literary repression, particularly in the twentieth and twenty-first centuries, and analyze why it is thought essential to control literature. Moreover, the authors determine how literary practices are shaped and transformed by regulation and censorship.

The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian (National Book Award Winner)

The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian (National Book Award Winner)
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Publisher : Hachette UK
Total Pages : 292
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ISBN-10 : 9780316219303
ISBN-13 : 0316219304
Rating : 4/5 (03 Downloads)

Synopsis The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian (National Book Award Winner) by : Sherman Alexie

A New York Times bestseller—over one million copies sold! A National Book Award winner A Boston Globe-Horn Book Award winner Bestselling author Sherman Alexie tells the story of Junior, a budding cartoonist growing up on the Spokane Indian Reservation. Determined to take his future into his own hands, Junior leaves his troubled school on the rez to attend an all-white farm town high school where the only other Indian is the school mascot. Heartbreaking, funny, and beautifully written, The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian, which is based on the author's own experiences, coupled with poignant drawings by Ellen Forney that reflect the character's art, chronicles the contemporary adolescence of one Native American boy as he attempts to break away from the life he was destined to live. With a forward by Markus Zusak, interviews with Sherman Alexie and Ellen Forney, and black-and-white interior art throughout, this edition is perfect for fans and collectors alike.

The Forbidden Best-sellers of Pre-revolutionary France

The Forbidden Best-sellers of Pre-revolutionary France
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Publisher : W. W. Norton & Company
Total Pages : 468
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ISBN-10 : 0393314421
ISBN-13 : 9780393314427
Rating : 4/5 (21 Downloads)

Synopsis The Forbidden Best-sellers of Pre-revolutionary France by : Robert Darnton

Robert Darnton's work is one of the main reasons that cultural history has become an exciting study central to our understanding of the past.

Class Act

Class Act
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Publisher : HarperCollins
Total Pages : 261
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ISBN-10 : 9780062885524
ISBN-13 : 0062885529
Rating : 4/5 (24 Downloads)

Synopsis Class Act by : Jerry Craft

New York Times bestselling author Jerry Craft returns with a companion book to New Kid, winner of the 2020 Newbery Medal, the Coretta Scott King Author Award, and the Kirkus Prize. This time, it’s Jordan’s friend Drew who takes center stage in another laugh-out-loud funny, powerful, and important story about being one of the few kids of color in a prestigious private school. Eighth grader Drew Ellis is no stranger to the saying “You have to work twice as hard to be just as good.” His grandmother has reminded him his entire life. But what if he works ten times as hard and still isn’t afforded the same opportunities that his privileged classmates at the Riverdale Academy Day School take for granted? To make matters worse, Drew begins to feel as if his good friend Liam might be one of those privileged kids. He wants to pretend like everything is fine, but it's hard not to withdraw, and even their mutual friend Jordan doesn't know how to keep the group together. As the pressures mount, will Drew find a way to bridge the divide so he and his friends can truly accept each other? And most important, will he finally be able to accept himself? New Kid, the first graphic novel to win the Newbery Medal, is now joined by Jerry Craft's powerful Class Act.

The Most Dangerous Book

The Most Dangerous Book
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Publisher : Penguin
Total Pages : 434
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ISBN-10 : 9780143127543
ISBN-13 : 0143127543
Rating : 4/5 (43 Downloads)

Synopsis The Most Dangerous Book by : Kevin Birmingham

Recipient of the 2015 PEN New England Award for Nonfiction “The arrival of a significant young nonfiction writer . . . A measured yet bravura performance.” —Dwight Garner, The New York Times James Joyce’s big blue book, Ulysses, ushered in the modernist era and changed the novel for all time. But the genius of Ulysses was also its danger: it omitted absolutely nothing. Joyce, along with some of the most important publishers and writers of his era, had to fight for years to win the freedom to publish it. The Most Dangerous Book tells the remarkable story surrounding Ulysses, from the first stirrings of Joyce’s inspiration in 1904 to the book’s landmark federal obscenity trial in 1933. Written for ardent Joyceans as well as novices who want to get to the heart of the greatest novel of the twentieth century, The Most Dangerous Book is a gripping examination of how the world came to say Yes to Ulysses.

The Freedom to Read

The Freedom to Read
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Publisher :
Total Pages : 16
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ISBN-10 : UIUC:30112060168629
ISBN-13 :
Rating : 4/5 (29 Downloads)

Synopsis The Freedom to Read by : American Library Association

The Dirty Cowboy

The Dirty Cowboy
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Publisher : Farrar, Straus and Giroux (BYR)
Total Pages : 32
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ISBN-10 : 0374317917
ISBN-13 : 9780374317911
Rating : 4/5 (17 Downloads)

Synopsis The Dirty Cowboy by : Amy Timberlake

This ol’ boy needs a bath! After he finds a tumbleweed in his chaps and the numerous bugs buzzing around him affect his hearing, the cowboy decides it’s time to head to the river. Once there, he peels off all his clothes and tells his trusty old dog to guard them against strangers. He takes a refreshing bath and emerges clean as corn – but so fresh-smelling that his dog doesn’t recognize him! Negotiations over the return of the clothes prove fruitless. A wrestling match ensues in a tale that grows taller by the sentence, climaxing in a fabric-speckled dust devil. Amy Timberlake has inserted a Western twang into this tale of filth and friendship, and Adam Rex has found many creative means of bodily concealment in his expressive, comical paintings.

The Roman Index of Forbidden Books

The Roman Index of Forbidden Books
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Publisher :
Total Pages : 88
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ISBN-10 : COLUMBIA:CU56268904
ISBN-13 :
Rating : 4/5 (04 Downloads)

Synopsis The Roman Index of Forbidden Books by : Francis Sales Betten

Forbidden Books

Forbidden Books
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Publisher :
Total Pages : 238
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ISBN-10 : UOM:39015081400908
ISBN-13 :
Rating : 4/5 (08 Downloads)

Synopsis Forbidden Books by : Old bibliophile